bosin's_disease | ||
1. | [ noun ] (medicine) 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: | inclusion_body_encephalitis sclerosing_leukoencephalitis sspe subacute_inclusion_body_encephalitis subacute_sclerosing_leukoencephalitis subacute_sclerosing_panencephalitis van_bogaert_encephalitis dawson's_encephalitis | |
Related terms: | panencephalitis | |