Angelman syndrome

English

Etymology

After Dr. Harry Angelman, who first described it in 1965.

Noun

Angelman syndrome (uncountable)

1. (medicine) A neurogenetic disorder characterized by intellectual and developmental delay, sleep disturbance, seizures, jerky movements (especially hand-flapping), and frequent laughter or smiling.

Synonyms

• happy puppet syndrome

Translations

neurogenetic disorder

• Portuguese: síndrome de Angelman f