nevoid amentia


Brush·field-Wy·att dis·ease

(brŭsh'fēld wī'ăt), a familial disorder characterized by unilateral nevus, contralateral hemiplegia, hemianopia, cerebral angioma, and mental retardation; possibly a variant of Sturge-Weber syndrome. Synonym(s): nevoid amentia

amentia

(a?men'ch(e-)a) [L. amentia, madness, insanity] 1. Congenital mental deficiency; mental retardation.2. Mental disorder characterized by confusion, disorientation, and occasionally stupor. See: dementia

nevoid amentia

Sturge-Weber syndrome.

phenylpyruvic amentia

Mental retardation due to phenylketonuria.

Brushfield,

Thomas, English physician, 1858-1937. Brushfield spots - light-colored condensations of the surface of the mid-iris; seen in Down syndrome.Brushfield-Wyatt disease - a familial disorder characterized by unilateral nevus, contralateral hemiplegia, hemianopia, cerebral angioma, and mental retardation. Synonym(s): nevoid amentia