subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis
- subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis
noun
a rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults; death usually occurs within three years; characterized by primary measles infection before the age of two years
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subacute sclerosing panencephalitis — noun a rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults; death usually occurs within three years; characterized by primary measles infection before the age of two years • Syn:… … Useful english dictionary
sclerosing leukoencephalitis — noun a rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults; death usually occurs within three years; characterized by primary measles infection before the age of two years • Syn:… … Useful english dictionary
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van Bogaert sclerosing leukoencephalitis — subacute sclerosing panencephalitis … Medical dictionary
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subacute inclusion body encephalitis — noun a rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults; death usually occurs within three years; characterized by primary measles infection before the age of two years • Syn:… … Useful english dictionary
leukoencephalitis — Encephalitis restricted to the white matter. acute epidemic l. a disease characterized by acute onset of fever, followed by convulsions, delirium, and coma, and associated with perivascular … Medical dictionary
panencephalitis — A diffuse inflammation of the brain. nodular p. probably a form of subacute sclerosing p.. SYN: Pette Döring disease. subacute sclerosing p. (SSPE) a rare chronic, progressive encephalitis that affects primarily children and young adults, caused… … Medical dictionary
panencephalitis — noun diffuse inflammation of the entire brain • Hypernyms: ↑encephalitis, ↑cephalitis, ↑phrenitis • Hyponyms: ↑subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, ↑SSPE, ↑inclusion body encephalitis, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
SSPE — noun a rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults; death usually occurs within three years; characterized by primary measles infection before the age of two years • Syn:… … Useful english dictionary
