Carl-Henry Alström
Carl-Henry Alström | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 May 1907 Västerås, Sweden |
| Died | December 31, 1993 (aged 86) Sweden |
| Known for | Description of Alström syndrome |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Psychiatrist |
| Institutions | Institute for Human Genetics, Uppsala; Karolinska Institute |
Carl-Henry Alström (3 May 1907 – December 31, 1993) was a Swedish psychiatrist who described a syndrome now named for him, Alström syndrome, a hereditary disorder that characteristically includes obesity in childhood, nerve deafness, and retinal degeneration (due to atypical retinitis pigmentosa).