Ohtahara syndrome
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Named for the Japanese neurologist Shunsuke Ohtahara (1930–2013), who identified it in 1976.
Noun
[edit]Ohtahara syndrome (usually uncountable, plural Ohtahara syndromes)
- (neurology, pathology) A progressive condition with a combination of severe epilepsy and cerebral palsy. It is characterised by severe physical and mental retardation and partial seizures.