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subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
Used for:
Dawson's encephalitis
Used for:
subacute inclusion body encephalitis
Used for:
subacute sclerosing leukoencephalopathy
Used for:
van Bogaert's sclerosing leukoencephalitis
Broader Terms:
infectious encephalitis
Broader Terms:
latent virus infection
Broader Terms:
Paramyxoviridae disease
Broader Terms:
viral myelinopathy
Related Terms:
measles virus
Scope Note:
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.
Term Number:
2042-2360
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