panencephalitis : Idioms & Phrases


rubella panencephalitis

  • noun a rare loss of mental and physical skills in adolescents; associated with the rubella virus
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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
    Bosin's disease; subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis; SSPE; Dawson's encephalitis; subacute inclusion body encephalitis; inclusion body encephalitis; Van Bogaert encephalitis; sclerosing leukoencephalitis.
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