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inclusion body encephalitis

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inclusion body encephalitis
n.
A usually fatal disease that appears to result from persistent measles virus infection, causing inflammation in both the white and gray matter and characterized by the presence of nuclear inclusion bodies.


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[41] Measles virus infection of bone tissue As mentioned, measles virus is known to cause persistent infections in the brain that can lead to subacute sclerosing panencephalitis and "measles virus inclusion body encephalitis.
Nervous System Encephalitis; encephalopathy; measles inclusion body encephalitis (MIBE) (see CONTRAINDICATIONS); subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE); Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS); febrile convulsions; afebrile convulsions or seizures; ataxia; polyneuritis; polyneuropathy; ocular palsies; paresthesia.
 
 
 
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