Binswanger encephalitis
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encephalitis subcorticalis chronica — Binswanger disease … Medical dictionary
Binswanger disease — A form of dementia with blood vessel abnormalities in the deep white matter of the brain causing loss of memory, decreasing cognition, and mood changes. Patients usually show signs of abnormal blood pressure (too high or too low), stroke, blood… … Medical dictionary
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 … Medical dictionary
Binswanger disease (dementia encephalitis) — Bins·wang·er disease (dementia, encephalitis) (binґswahng ər) [Otto Binswanger, German neurologist, 1852–1929] see under disease … Medical dictionary
chronic subcortical encephalitis — Binswanger disease … Medical dictionary
Disease — Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the… … Medical dictionary
encephalopathy — Any disorder of the brain. SYN: cerebropathia, cerebropathy, encephalopathia, encephalosis. [encephalo + G. pathos, suffering] bilirubin e. SYN: kernicterus. Binswanger e. SYN: Binswanger disease … Medical dictionary
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Cerebrovascular disease — Classification and external resources Cerebrovascular disease is a group of brain dysfunctions related to disease of the blood vessels supplying the brain. Hypertension is the most important cause; it damages the blood vessel lining, endothelium … Wikipedia
