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Lafora, Gonzalo R Lafora, Gonzalo R (la-fo'ra) Spanish physician, 1887–1971.Lafora bodiesCytoplasmic inclusion bodies made of acid mucopolysaccharides. They may be found in neuronal tissues taken from patients with Lafora disease. Lafora diseaseA fatal autosomal recessive disease marked by Lafora bodies within neurons and the cells of the heart, liver, muscle, and skin. Symptoms include seizures, drop attacks, myoclonus, ataxia, and a quickly developing and severe dementia. Synonym: familial myoclonic epilepsy |