# Hallervorden-Spatz disease

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration

## Etymology
Originally named after Julius Hallervorden and Hugo Spatz but renamed to pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration after Hallervorden and Spatz's Nazi party ties were discovered and the eponymous distinction was revoked.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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