 sclerosing_leukoencephalitis |
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| 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: | dawson's_encephalitis inclusion_body_encephalitis sspe subacute_inclusion_body_encephalitis subacute_sclerosing_leukoencephalitis subacute_sclerosing_panencephalitis van_bogaert_encephalitis bosin's_disease | |
| Related terms: | panencephalitis | |
