- Schilder disease (encephalitis)
- Schil·der disease (encephalitis) (shilґdər) [Paul Ferdinand Schilder, Austrian-born neurologist in the United States, 1886–1940] see under disease.
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Schilder disease (encephalitis)
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Schilder disease — a subacute or chronic form of leukoencephalopathy of children and adolescents, characterized by massive destruction of the white substance of the cerebral hemispheres with cavity formation and glial scarring. Clinical symptoms include blindness,… … Medical dictionary
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Balу disease — an atypical form of Schilder disease in which the demyelination is arranged in concentric rings around a central circle; called also encephalitis periaxialis concentrica, leukoencephalitis periaxialis concentrica, and concentric sclerosis … Medical dictionary
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