leigh disease

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What does leigh disease mean?

A rare inherited neurometabolic disorder that affects the central nervous system.

Where does leigh disease come from?

Named after British neuropsychiatrist Archibald Denis Leigh (1915–1998), who first described the condition in 1951.

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