subacute
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The child had been infected as an infant when they were too young to be vaccinated, and years later developed subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, or SSPE, a fatal disease that targets the brain.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
Other complications include brain inflammation and, in rarer cases, subacute sclerosing panencephalitis — a deadly neurological disorder.
From Salon • Mar. 15, 2024
The authors state that identifying slowed recovery in people with subacute low back pain is important so that care can be escalated and the likelihood of persistent pain reduced.
From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2024
At Montefiore, the contract calls for one nurse for every two critical care patients, five acute care patients and eight subacute patients, she told reporters Thursday afternoon.
From Washington Post • Jan. 12, 2023
Leaves oblong, obtuse or subacute; spreading or ascending plant of wet soil Water Smartweed, Polygonum amphibium var. hartwrightii. 24a.
From The Plants of Michigan Simple Keys for the Identification of the Native Seed Plants of the State by Gleason, Henry Allan
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