subacute sclerosing panencephalitis

noun

A fatal neurodegenerative disorder: a rare complication of measles that occurs some time after the illness itself.

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SSPEinclusion body encephalitissubacute inclusion body encephalitissclerosing leukoencephalitissubacute sclerosing leukoencephalitisBosin's diseaseDawson's encephalitisVan Bogaert encephalitis
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Meanings

nounsubacute sclerosing panencephalitis (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA fatal neurodegenerative disorder: a rare complication of measles that occurs some time after the illness itself.

    Synonyms: SSPE

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA fatal neurodegenerative disorder: a rare complication of measles that occurs some time after the illness itself.

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SSPE

More synonyms by meaning

nouna 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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SSPEinclusion body encephalitissubacute inclusion body encephalitissclerosing leukoencephalitissubacute sclerosing leukoencephalitisBosin's diseaseDawson's encephalitisVan Bogaert encephalitis
Broader
panencephalitis

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APA

subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subacute%20sclerosing%20panencephalitis

MLA

“subacute sclerosing panencephalitis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subacute%20sclerosing%20panencephalitis. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subacute sclerosing panencephalitis,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subacute%20sclerosing%20panencephalitis.

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