A disease, characterized by muscular weakness and paralysis, found among people whose staple diet consists mostly of large quantites of Lathyrus sativus, a kind of chick pea, and/or vetches and pulses related it. Except in mild cases complete recovery does not occur, despite administration of an adequate diet and physiotherapy.
A neurotoxic disorder caused by eating the grass pea, Lathyrus sativus. Its hallmarks are irreversible muscular paralysis and spasticity.