subacute inclusion body encephalitis

Noun

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subacute inclusion body encephalitis - 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 Synonyms: Bosin's disease, Dawson's encephalitis, inclusion body encephalitis, sclerosing leukoencephalitis, SSPE, subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis, subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, Van Bogaert encephalitis

Bosin's disease, Dawson's encephalitis, inclusion body encephalitis, panencephalitis, sclerosing leukoencephalitis, SSPE, subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis, subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, Van Bogaert encephalitis