SUBACUTE SCLEROSING PANENCEPHALITIS

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	Definition:	[n] 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

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	Synonyms:	Bosin's disease, Dawson's encephalitis, inclusion body encephalitis, sclerosing leukoencephalitis, SSPE, subacute inclusion body encephalitis, subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis, Van Bogaert encephalitis

	See Also:	panencephalitis