It is a far stretch, but could you possibly mean
Jacob Meyer = Charcot-Marie
as in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease?
It is a hereditary neurological problem, but affects the
peripheral nervous system (weakness and atrophy in
peroneal and leg muscles) and not the cerebellum.
<hummerlady at my-deja.com> wrote in message
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> Can someone help me with the correct name of a genetic brain disorder
> called "Jacob Meyer" or something close to that. It causes the
> cerebellum to atrophy. My new neurologist feels that the radiation I
> received as an infant is not as responsible for my medical condition as
> a more probable genetic disease process. I want to research it but I
> don't have the correct name. Is anyone familiar with it? I posted
> before saying my diagnosis was Cerebellar Brain Degeneration. Thanks.
> Gloria
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