Van Bogaert Encephalitis (Noun)
Meaning
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Synonyms
- Subacute Sclerosing Leukoencephalitis
- Bosin's Disease
- Sclerosing Leukoencephalitis
- Dawson's Encephalitis
- Inclusion Body Encephalitis
- SSPE
- Subacute Inclusion Body Encephalitis
- Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis