| NOUN | state | Dawson's encephalitis, subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, SSPE, inclusion body encephalitis, subacute inclusion body encephalitis, sclerosing leukoencephalitis, subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis, Bosin's disease, Van Bogaert encephalitis | a rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults |
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| Meaning | 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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| Synonyms | subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, SSPE, inclusion body encephalitis, subacute inclusion body encephalitis, sclerosing leukoencephalitis, subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis, Bosin's disease, Van Bogaert encephalitis | |
| Broader | panencephalitis | diffuse inflammation of the entire brain |
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