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Detailed Synonyms for subacute sclerosing panencephalitis in English
subacute sclerosing panencephalitis:
subacute sclerosing panencephalitis [the ~] noun
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the subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
– 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 1the SSPE; the Van Bogaert encephalitis; the inclusion body encephalitis; the sclerosing leukoencephalitis; the subacute inclusion body encephalitis; the Bosin's disease; the subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis; the Dawson's encephalitis; the subacute sclerosing panencephalitis– 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 1