- panencephalitis
- pan·encephalitis
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panencephalitis
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panencephalitis — noun diffuse inflammation of the entire brain • Hypernyms: ↑encephalitis, ↑cephalitis, ↑phrenitis • Hyponyms: ↑subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, ↑SSPE, ↑inclusion body encephalitis, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
panencephalitis — pan·en·ceph·a·li·tis (păn ĕn sĕf ə līʹtĭs) n. 1. Encephalitis that affects both gray and white matter of the brain, resulting in progressive loss of mental and motor functions. 2. Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. * * * … Universalium
panencephalitis — A diffuse inflammation of the brain. nodular p. probably a form of subacute sclerosing p.. SYN: Pette Döring disease. subacute sclerosing p. (SSPE) a rare chronic, progressive encephalitis that affects primarily children and young adults, caused… … Medical dictionary
panencephalitis — n. disease that is believed to be caused by a virus that attacks the brain and causes lesions … English contemporary dictionary
Panencephalitis, subacute sclerosing (SSPE) — A chronic brain disease of children and adolescents that occurs months to often years after an attack of measles, causing convulsions, motor abnormalities, mental retardation and, usually, death … Medical dictionary
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis — Classification and external resources ICD 10 A81.1 ICD 9 046.2 … Wikipedia
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 • Syn:… … Useful english dictionary
subacute sclerosing panencephalitis — noun Etymology: panencephalitis from New Latin, from pan + encephalitis Date: 1950 a usually fatal neurological disease of children and young adults caused by infection of the brain by a previously latent measles virus that is marked especially… … New Collegiate Dictionary
subacutesclerosing panencephalitis — subacute scle·ros·ing panencephalitis (sklə rōʹsĭng) n. An often fatal degenerative disease of the central nervous system occurring chiefly in young people, caused by slow infection with a measles virus and characterized by progressive loss of… … Universalium
subacute sclerosing panencephalitis — n a usu. fatal neurological disease of children and young adults that is caused by infection of the brain by a previously latent morbillivirus causing measles and that is marked esp. by behavioral changes, myoclonic seizures, progressive… … Medical dictionary
