Dawson's encephalitis
- noun
- Specialized
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encefalitis de Dawson
- Children who develop Dawson's encephalitis often have a history of early measles infection.
Examples
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The diagnosis of Dawson's encephalitis was confirmed after a brain biopsy.
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Researchers are studying possible treatments for Dawson's encephalitis, although the prognosis remains poor.
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Children diagnosed with Dawson's encephalitis often face severe challenges.
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Did you hear about Dawson's encephalitis affecting young adults?
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The diagnosis of Dawson's encephalitis was confirmed after a brain biopsy, revealing inflammation from the measles virus.
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Children who develop Dawson's encephalitis often show symptoms of brain dysfunction and have a history of measles infection.
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Researchers are studying potential therapies for Dawson's encephalitis, a condition that can lead to death within a few years.
Synonyms
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A rare long-term brain disease after measles that slowly gets worse in children and young people
A rare long-lasting brain inflammation after measles in children and young adults that slowly gets worse and often causes death
A rare brain illness from measles that slowly gets worse and often kills children
A rare slow brain disease after measles in childhood that gets worse and often kills
A rare brain illness that slowly gets worse after measles and often causes death in young people
A rare long-lasting brain infection from measles that mainly affects children and young adults and often kills within three years
A rare long-term brain infection caused by the measles virus that gets worse and often kills children and teenagers
A rare brain infection after measles that slowly damages thinking and movement
Surface Forms
Morphology
Dawson's + encephalitis
This is an eponymous medical term (proper name + 'encephalitis'), so a learner who knows 'encephalitis' as 'brain inflammation' and recognizes 'Dawson' as a name can infer it denotes a specific kind of brain inflammation. However, the critical details (measles cause, chronic progressive course, usual fatal outcome) are not derivable from the constituents, so the expression is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Dawson's encephalitis comes from the doctor Dawson and the medical word encephalitis, which means 'brain inflammation'. So the name tells you it is the rare, serious brain disease that Dawson first described and helps you remember it is often linked to measles.