sclerosing panencephalitis

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• Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis — Classification and external resources ICD 10 A81.1 ICD 9 046.2 …   Wikipedia

• 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

• Sclerosing panencephalitis, subacute (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 — 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

• panencephalitis — noun diffuse inflammation of the entire brain • Hypernyms: ↑encephalitis, ↑cephalitis, ↑phrenitis • Hyponyms: ↑subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, ↑SSPE, ↑inclusion body encephalitis, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• 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

• sclerosing leukoencephalitis — 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

• sclerosing — scle·ros·ing sklə rō siŋ, ziŋ adj causing or characterized by sclerosis <a sclerosing agent that induces an inflammatory response leading to a fibrotic process (Lisette R. Teixeira )(et al)> see SUBACUTE SCLEROSING PANENCEPHALITIS * * *… …   Medical 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

• Панэнцефалит Подострый Склерозирующий (Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (Sspe)) — редкое позднее осложнение кори, характеризующееся медленно прогрессирующим нервным истощением, которое обычно приводит к смерти больного. Данное осложнение может развиться в период от четырех до десяти лет после перенесенной инфекции. Источник:… …   Медицинские термины