Definition of Van Bogaert encephalitis

1. 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.

Exact synonyms: Bosin's Disease, Dawson's Encephalitis, Inclusion Body Encephalitis, Sclerosing Leukoencephalitis, Sspe, Subacute Inclusion Body Encephalitis, Subacute Sclerosing Leukoencephalitis, Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis
Generic synonyms: Panencephalitis

Medical Definition of Van Bogaert encephalitis

1. Chronic progressive illness seen in children a few years after measles infection and involving demyelination of the cerebral cortex. Virus apparently persists in brain cells: usually considered a slow virus disease. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Van Bogaert Encephalitis

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van't Hoff's equation
van't Hoff's law
van't Hoff's theory
van-courier
van-couriers
van Beethoven
van Bogaert encephalitis (current term)
van Buchem's syndrome
van Buren sound
van Deen's test
van Ermengen's stain
van Eyck
van Gieson's stain
van Gogh
van Helmont's mirror
van Horne's canal
van de Velde
van den Bergh's test
van der Hoeve's syndrome
van der Kolk's law

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