Lennox-Gastaut syndrome

noun

A difficult-to-treat form of childhood-onset epilepsy, characterized by frequent seizures of different types and often accompanied by mental retardation and psychological and behavioural problems.

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Meanings

nounLennox-Gastaut syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA difficult-to-treat form of childhood-onset epilepsy, characterized by frequent seizures of different types and often accompanied by mental retardation and psychological and behavioural problems.

    Synonyms: LGS, Lennox syndrome

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA difficult-to-treat form of childhood-onset epilepsy, characterized by frequent seizures of different types and often accompanied by mental retardation and psychological and behavioural problems.

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LGSLennox syndrome

Origin

Named for neurologists William G. Lennox (Boston, USA) and Henri Gastaut (Marseille, France).

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APA

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

MLA

“Lennox-Gastaut syndrome.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lennox-Gastaut%20syndrome. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lennox-Gastaut syndrome,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lennox-Gastaut%20syndrome.

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