APA Dictionary of Psychology

a form of amyloidosis characterized by flaccid paralysis, sensory disorders, impotence, and premature menopause. Also called Corino de Andrade’s paramyloidosis; familial Portuguese polyneuritic amyloidosis; Wohlwill–Corino Andrade syndrome. [Corino de Andrade, Portuguese physician; Joachim Friedrich Wohlwill (1881–1958), German physician]