| Term Name: | subacute sclerosing panencephalitis |
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| Synonyms: | Dawson's encephalitis, Dawson's inclusion body encephalitis, immunosuppressive measles encephalitis, SSPE, subacute sclerosing leukoencephalopathy, Van Bogaert's sclerosing leukoencephalitis |
| Definition: | A viral infectious disease that results_in persistent infection located_in brain and that has_material_basis_in Measles virus (Morbillivirus hominis) which is immune resistant. |
| Ontology: | Human Disease [DOID:8970] ( DOID:8970 ) |