Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome

Gerst·mann–Sträuss·ler–Schein·ker syndrome

noun
\ˈgerst-mən-ˈs(h)trȯis-lər-ˈshīŋ-kər-\

Definition of GERSTMANN-STRÄUSSLER-SCHEINKER SYNDROME

: any of several rare fatal prion diseases that are inherited as autosomal dominant traits and are marked by progressive cognitive and motor impairment and by the accumulation of amyloid plaques in the brain—called also Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker disease, Gerstmann-Sträussler syndrome

Biographical Note for GERSTMANN-STRäUSSLER-SCHEINKER SYNDROME

Sträussler, Ernst (1872-1959), and Scheinker, I. Austrian physicians. Sträussler and Scheinker were coauthors of an article published in 1936 by Gerstmann that offered the first description of the form of encephalopathy that now bears the names of all three.