Etymology

Costeff syndrome

Today it means: A genetic disorder typically associated with the onset of visual deterioration in early childhood followed by the development of motor disability, sometimes with mild cognitive deficiency. Full definition →

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The story

Named after Hanan Costeff, the doctor who first described the syndrome in 1989.

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