perisylvian syndrome

noun

A rare neurological disease characterized by damage to the sylvian fissure, leading to difficulty chewing and swallowing, low muscle tone in the face and tongue, speech and language development disorders, and epilepsy.

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Meanings

nounperisylvian syndrome (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA rare neurological disease characterized by damage to the sylvian fissure, leading to difficulty chewing and swallowing, low muscle tone in the face and tongue, speech and language development disorders, and epilepsy.
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