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Encephalitis
Inflammation of the brain.
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encephalitis
[n] - inflammation of the brain usually caused by a virus
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encephalitis
An inflammation of the brain, most often caused by the herpes virus, but sometimes brought on by chickenpox, mumps, or measles. People with a mild case usually recover in two or three weeks; severe encephalitis is rare, but can cause brain damage or death.
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Encephalitis
A viral or bacterial infection of the brain or brainstem, resulting in inflammation and cell death.
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Encephalitis
Inflammation of the brain usually caused by a virus infection.
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Encephalitis
Inflammation (swelling) of the brain tissue. It is caused either by infection, usually viral, or by an autoimmune disease. If it is severe it can cause brain damage.
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Encephalitis
inflammation of the brain, usually caused by a virus; may be very mild and barely noticeable, but is usually serious and can progress from headache and fever to hallucinations, paralysis, and sometimes coma
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Encephalitis
Inflammation of the brain
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Encephalitis
An inflammation of the brain, but it usually refers to brain inflammation caused by a virus
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encephalitis
Inflammation of the brain
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Encephalitis
Inflammation of the brain, typically viral in nature and especially with the herpes simplex virus
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Encephalitis
Encephalitis: Inflammation of the brain. Encephalitis occurs, for example, in 1 in 1,000 cases of measles. It may start (up to 3 weeks) after onset of the measles rash and present with high fever, convulsions, and coma. It usually runs a blessedly short course with full recovery within a week. Or it...
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Encephalitis
En·ceph`a·li'tis noun [ New Latin , from Greek 'egke`falos the brain + -itis .] (Medicine) Inflammation of the brain. -- En`ceph*a*lit'ic adjective
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encephalitis
<pathology> Inflammation of the brain. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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encephalitis
cephalitis noun 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)
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encephalitis
a swelling of the brain
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encephalitis
(en-sef″ә-li´tis) pl. encephali´tides Inflammation of the brain; there are many types, depending on the causative agent and the structures involved. A large percentage are caused by viruses; some are transmitted from animals to humans, as in equine encephalitis, and some between humans...
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Encephalitis
• (n.) Inflammation of the brain.
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encephalitis
from Greek enkephalos (`brain`) and itis (`inflammation`), inflammation of the brain. Inflammation affecting the brain may also involve adjoining ... [6 related articles]
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encephalitis
inflammation of the brain.
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encephalitis
encephalitis Inflammation of the brain, usually caused by a viral infection.
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encephalitis
Type: Term Pronunciation: en-sef′ă-lī′tis, en-sef-ă-lit′i-dēz Definitions: 1. Inflammation of the brain.
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Encephalitis
Encephalitis is an acute inflammation of the brain. Encephalitis with meningitis is known as meningoencephalitis. Symptoms include headache, fever, confusion, drowsiness, and fatigue. More advanced and serious symptoms include seizures or convulsions, tremors, hallucinations, and memory problems. =...
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encephalitis
An infection affecting the substance of the brain, usually caused by a virus. It is a rare complication of certain common diseases (e.g., mumps, herpes simplex) and a specific manifestation of less common viruses, often carried by insects. Typically an acute illness with headache and fever, it may l...
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Encephalitis
Inflammation of the brain that can occur as a result of a bacterial, viral of fungal infection. Early symptoms of the condition include nausea, vomiting, headache, fever, neck pain and lethargy. The illness can lead to seizures and death if not treated properly. Treatment must begin as early as poss...
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