subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
[ skli-roh-sing pan-en-sef-uh-lahy-tis, pan- ]
/ sklɪˈroʊ sɪŋ ˈpæn ɛnˌsɛf əˈlaɪ tɪs, ˌpæn- /
noun Pathology.
a rare infection of the central nervous system caused by the measles virus, occurring in children and adolescents several years after a measles attack and characterized by progressive personality changes, seizures, and muscular incoordination. Abbreviation: SSPE
Nearby words
subacute, subacute combined degeneration of spinal cord, subacute inflammation, subacute migratory panniculitis, subacute necrotizing myelitis, subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, subacute spongiform encephalopathy, subadar, subaerial, subagent, subah
Origin of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
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Medicine definitions for subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
n.
An often fatal degenerative disease of the central nervous system occurring chiefly in young people, caused by slow infection with a measles virus and characterized by progressive loss of mental and motor functions ending in dementia and paralysis.
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