Unverricht's syndrome
(oon′fĕr-ĭkts)
[Pronunciation]
[Heinrich Unverricht, Ger. physician, 1853–1912]
A rare, fatal disease inherited as an autosomal recessive trait.
It is characterized by the onset in later childhood of progressive myoclonic epilepsy, tetraplegia, and dementia. Also called Unverricht-Lafora disease.