1. 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
   "The neurologist diagnosed subacute sclerosing panencephalitis after observing the characteristic symptoms";
   - SSPE, inclusion body encephalitis, subacute inclusion body encephalitis, sclerosing leukoencephalitis, subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis, Bosin's disease, Dawson's encephalitis, Van Bogaert encephalitis

Type of: panencephalitis

Encyclopedia: Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis