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acute hemorrhagic encephalitis
encephalitis that resembles apoplexy due to blood extravasation
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equine encephalitis, equine encephalomyelitis
encephalitis caused by a virus that is transmitted by a mosquito from an infected horse
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acute inclusion body encephalitis, herpes encephalitis, herpes simplex encephalitis
common form of acute encephalitis caused by herpes simplex 1; usually affects the temporal and frontal lobes
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leukoencephalitis
inflammation of the white matter of the brain
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cerebromeningitis, encephalomeningitis, meningoencephalitis
inflammation of the brain and spinal cord and their meninges
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panencephalitis
diffuse inflammation of the entire brain
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encephalitis lethargica, epidemic encephalitis, lethargic encephalitis, sleeping sickness, sleepy sickness
an encephalitis that was epidemic between 1915 and 1926; symptoms include paralysis of the extrinsic eye muscle and extreme muscular weakness
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West Nile encephalitis
encephalitis caused by the West Nile virus; can be fatal in humans and horses and birds
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Bosin's disease, Dawson's encephalitis, SSPE, Van Bogaert encephalitis, inclusion body encephalitis, sclerosing leukoencephalitis, subacute inclusion body encephalitis, subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis, subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
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
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rubella panencephalitis
a rare loss of mental and physical skills in adolescents; associated with the rubella virus
