Definition of
dawson's_encephalitis has definitions from the field of medicine
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[ noun ] (medicine) 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

Synonyms

inclusion_body_encephalitis sclerosing_leukoencephalitis sspe subacute_inclusion_body_encephalitis subacute_sclerosing_leukoencephalitis subacute_sclerosing_panencephalitis van_bogaert_encephalitis bosin's_disease

Related terms

panencephalitis

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