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| Haw riv·er syn·drome [ háw rìvvər sindrōm ] |
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genetic brain disorder: a condition starting in adolescence that is characterized by progressive and widespread damage to brain function, leading to loss of coordination, seizures, paranoid delusions, dementia, and death within 15 to 20 years
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| [After a river in N Carolina] |
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