Unverricht-Lundborg disease

noun

A form of progressive myoclonus epilepsy initially characterized by myoclonic jerks and clonicotonic seizures.

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Meanings

nounUnverricht-Lundborg disease (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA form of progressive myoclonus epilepsy initially characterized by myoclonic jerks and clonicotonic seizures.

Origin

Named after researchers Heinrich Unverricht and Herman Bernhard Lundborg.

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

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