Brown-Vialetto-Van Laere syndrome

noun

A very rare neurological disorder of unknown cause, characterized primarily by deafness and paralysis of the muscles of the face, neck, shoulders and limbs.

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Meanings

nounBrown-Vialetto-Van Laere syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA very rare neurological disorder of unknown cause, characterized primarily by deafness and paralysis of the muscles of the face, neck, shoulders and limbs.

Origin

First described by Charles Brown in 1894; further accounts were published by Vialetto in 1936 and Van Laere in 1966.

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APA

Brown-Vialetto-Van Laere syndrome. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brown-Vialetto-Van%20Laere%20syndrome

MLA

“Brown-Vialetto-Van Laere syndrome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brown-Vialetto-Van%20Laere%20syndrome. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Brown-Vialetto-Van Laere syndrome,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brown-Vialetto-Van%20Laere%20syndrome.

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