akinetic-rigid HDnoun [ U ]
uk/eɪ.kɪˌnet.ɪkˌrɪdʒ.ɪd eɪtʃˈdiː/us/eɪ.kɪˌnet̬.ɪkˌrɪdʒ.ɪd eɪtʃˈdiː/also juvenile HD, Westphal variant HD specializeda genetic disease that causes uncontrollable physical movements and eventual dementia. It is a form of Huntington's disease that starts before the age of 20 and progresses rapidly
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Disorders of muscles & the nervous system
- acoustic neuroma
- agnosia
- ALS
- Alzheimer's
- amyloid plaque
- amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- atrophy
- catalepsy
- chronic fatigue syndrome
- motor neuron disease
- Moyamoya disease
- multiple system atrophy
- muscular dystrophy
- myasthenia gravis
- myelin damage
- persistent vegetative state
- rabid
- rabies
- vapour
- writer's cramp
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