Van Bogaert encephalitis
- noun
- /væn boʊˈɡɑrt ɛnˈsɛfəlˌaɪtɪs/
- Specialized
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encefalitis de Van Bogaert
- Symptoms of Van Bogaert encephalitis include cognitive decline and seizures in previously healthy children.
Examples
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Research into Van Bogaert encephalitis has revealed the importance of early measles vaccination.
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Doctors diagnosed him with Van Bogaert encephalitis last week.
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Doctors diagnosed the child with Van Bogaert encephalitis after a series of neurological tests and his history of measles infection.
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The symptoms of Van Bogaert encephalitis can be severe.
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Symptoms of Van Bogaert encephalitis include cognitive decline and seizures in previously healthy children.
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Doctors diagnosed the child with Van Bogaert encephalitis after a series of neurological tests and his history of measles infection.
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Research into Van Bogaert encephalitis has revealed the importance of early measles vaccination.
Synonyms
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A rare long-term brain disease after measles that slowly gets worse in children and young people
A rare slow brain disease after measles in childhood that gets worse and often kills
A rare brain infection after measles that slowly damages thinking and movement
A rare long-term brain infection caused by the measles virus that gets worse and often kills children and teenagers
A rare brain illness that slowly gets worse after measles and often causes death in young people
A brain inflammation after measles that slowly gets worse in young people and usually causes death within a few years
A rare brain illness from measles that slowly gets worse and often kills children
A rare long-lasting brain infection from measles that mainly affects children and young adults and often kills within three years
Surface Forms
Morphology
Van + Bogaert + encephalitis
A B1 learner who knows 'encephalitis' will understand this refers to brain inflammation, and the phrase thus transparently signals a specific type of that condition; however 'Van Bogaert' is an eponymic proper name that conveys no information about cause, severity, or prognosis. Because the learner can infer the general category (a kind of encephalitis) but not the detailed clinical meaning, the expression is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Van Bogaert encephalitis is named after the doctor Van Bogaert, who first described this slow brain illness seen after measles. The word encephalitis means 'inflammation of the brain', so the name helps you remember it is a serious brain inflammation that slowly gets worse after measles.