pan·en·ceph·a·li·tis

(păn′ĕn-sĕf′ə-lī′tĭs)

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

2. Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis.

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panencephalitis - diffuse inflammation of the entire brain

cephalitis, encephalitis, phrenitis - inflammation of the brain usually caused by a virus; symptoms include headache and neck pain and drowsiness and nausea and fever (`phrenitis' is no longer in scientific use)

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

rubella panencephalitis - a rare loss of mental and physical skills in adolescents; associated with the rubella virus

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