Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome
noun
Gerst·mann-Sträuss·ler-Schein·ker syndrome
| \ ˈgerst-mən-ˈs(h)trȯis-lər-ˈshīŋ-kər-
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variants:
or Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker disease
or Gerstmann-Sträussler syndrome
Medical Definition of Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome
: any of several rare fatal prion diseases that are inherited as autosomal dominant traits and are marked by progressive cognitive and motor impairment and by the accumulation of amyloid plaques in the brain
— called also Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker disease, Gerstmann-Sträussler syndrome