乳児期失明性白痴（乳児に発生する視力低下と精神衰退を引き起こす重度の神経障害）

a severe neurological disorder in infants causing loss of vision and mental decline

a hereditary disorder of lipid metabolism occurring most frequently in individuals of Jewish descent in eastern Europe; accumulation of lipids in nervous tissue results in death in early childhood

東欧のユダヤ系の人々に最も頻繁に発生する脂質代謝の遺伝性疾患。神経組織に脂質が蓄積し、幼少期に死亡に至る。