Leigh's Disease
Leigh disease, also known as Subacute Necrotizing Encephalomyelopathy (SNEM), is a rare neurometabolic disorder that affects the central nervous system. It is named after Archibald Denis Leigh (1916-1998), a British psychiatrist who first described the condition in 1951.
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