panencephalitis (redirected from sclerosing panencephalitis)

panencephalitis /pan·en·ceph·a·li·tis/ (pan?en-sef?ah-li´tis) encephalitis, probably of viral origin, which produces intranuclear or intracytoplasmic inclusion bodies that result in parenchymatous lesions of both the gray and white matter of the brain.

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pan·en·ceph·a·li·tis (pnn-sf-lts)

n.

Encephalitis that affects both the gray and white matter of the brain, resulting in progressive loss of mental and motor functions.

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panencephalitis

encephalitis with parenchymatous lesions of both the gray and white matter of the brain.

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sclerosing panencephalitis

see old dog encephalitis.

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panencephalitis Simultaneous inflammation of the gray and white matter. See Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis.