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English noun: sclerosing leukoencephalitis

1. sclerosing leukoencephalitis (state) 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


SynonymsBosin's disease, Dawson's encephalitis, inclusion body encephalitis, SSPE, subacute inclusion body encephalitis, subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis, subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, Van Bogaert encephalitis


Broader (hypernym)panencephalitis









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