Brushfield-Wyatt disease

Brush·field-Wy·att dis·ease

(brŭsh'fēld wī'ăt), a familial disorder characterized by unilateral nevus, contralateral hemiplegia, hemianopia, cerebral angioma, and mental retardation; possibly a variant of Sturge-Weber syndrome. Synonym(s): nevoid amentia

Brushfield,

Thomas, English physician, 1858-1937. Brushfield spots - light-colored condensations of the surface of the mid-iris; seen in Down syndrome.Brushfield-Wyatt disease - a familial disorder characterized by unilateral nevus, contralateral hemiplegia, hemianopia, cerebral angioma, and mental retardation. Synonym(s): nevoid amentia

Wyatt,

W., Brushfield-Wyatt disease - see under Brushfield