Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Leukodystrophy(also: Leukodystrophies)
- Leukodystrophy is a group of rare, progressive, metabolic, genetic diseases that affect the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves by damaging the white matter (myelin sheath) that insulates nerve fibers. Symptoms can include difficulty with movement and coordination, speech…
- Lewy Body Dementia(also: LBD, Dementia with Lewy Bodies, DLB)
- A type of progressive dementia caused by abnormal protein deposits called Lewy bodies in the brain. Lewy body dementia affects thinking, movement, behavior, and mood, and is the third most common cause of dementia after Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia. Symptoms include…
- Locked-In Syndrome(also: LIS, Pseudocoma)
- Locked-in syndrome is a rare neurological condition in which a person is fully conscious and cognitively aware but unable to move or speak due to complete paralysis of nearly all voluntary muscles, often resulting from a brainstem stroke or injury. People with locked-in syndrome…
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