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English
Etymology
Originally named after Julius Hallervorden and Hugo Spatz but renamed to pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration after Hallervorden and Spatz's Nazi party ties were discovered and the eponymous distinction was revoked.
Noun
Hallervorden-Spatz disease (uncountable)
- Pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration