Spielmeyer-Vogt-Batten Syndrome
Batten Disease
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📋Overview
Spielmeyer-Vogt-Batten syndrome is a legacy eponym historically used to describe a form of neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (NCL), a group of inherited neurodegenerative disorders characterized by the accumulation of lipopigments in body tissues. The modern preferred term for this condition is CLN3 disease or juvenile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis. It primarily affects the nervous system, leading to progressive neurological decline.
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