1. bosin's disease, dawson's encephalitis, inclusion body encephalitis, sclerosing leukoencephalitis, sspe, subacute inclusion body encephalitis, subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis, subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, van bogaert encephalitis

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

Synonyms

• bosin's disease
• inclusion body encephalitis
• sclerosing leukoencephalitis
• sspe
• subacute inclusion body encephalitis
• subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis
• subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
• van bogaert encephalitis