Definisjon av encephalitis

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Noun

encephalitis - 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)
cephalitis, phrenitis
rubor, redness, inflammation arousal to violent emotion
acute hemorrhagic encephalitis encephalitis that resembles apoplexy due to blood extravasation
equine encephalitis, equine encephalomyelitis encephalitis caused by a virus that is transmitted by a mosquito from an infected horse
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
leukoencephalitis inflammation of the white matter of the brain
cerebromeningitis, encephalomeningitis, meningoencephalitis inflammation of the brain and spinal cord and their meninges
panencephalitis diffuse inflammation of the entire brain
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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Substantiv

encephalitis - An Inflammation of the brain.

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  • Encephalitis is an acute inflammation of the brain. Encephalitis with meningitis is known as meningoencephalitis. Symptoms include headache, fever, confusion, drowsiness, and fatigue.

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  • encephalitis
    Inflammation of the brain due to infection, autoimmune processes, toxins, and other conditions; viral infections are a relatively frequent cause of this condition.

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  • Entall: encephalitis
  • Flertall: encephalitises

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