Preferred Name |
Kuru |
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Synonyms |
KURU |
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Definitions |
(KURU) - Kuru is transmitted during ritualistic cannibalism, among natives of the New Guinea highlands. Patients exhibit various movement disorders like cerebellar abnormalities, rigidity of the limbs, and clonus. Emotional lability is present, and dementia is conspicuously absent. Death usually occurs from 3 to 12 month after onset. |
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ID |
http://identifiers.org/omim/245300 |
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altLabel |
KURU |
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definition |
(KURU) - Kuru is transmitted during ritualistic cannibalism, among natives of the New Guinea highlands. Patients exhibit various movement disorders like cerebellar abnormalities, rigidity of the limbs, and clonus. Emotional lability is present, and dementia is conspicuously absent. Death usually occurs from 3 to 12 month after onset. |
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id |
OMIM:245300 |
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notation |
OMIM:245300 |
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prefLabel |
Kuru |
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