Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis

Of panencephalitis.   May also be referred to as Bosin's disease, Dawson's encephalitis, SSPE, Van Bogaert encephalitis, inclusion body encephalitis, sclerosing leukoencephalitis, subacute inclusion body encephalitis and subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis.

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.

This concept's ID is @1~72334