Schilder's encephalitis
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Schilder disease (encephalitis) — Schil·der disease (encephalitis) (shilґdər) [Paul Ferdinand Schilder, Austrian born neurologist in the United States, 1886–1940] see under disease … Medical dictionary
Schilder's disease — Schil·der s disease shil dərz n ADRENOLEUKODYSTROPHY Schilder Paul Ferdinand (1886 1940) Austrian psychiatrist. In 1912 Schilder described encephalitis periaxialis diffusa, which is now usually called adrenoleukodystrophy or Schilder s disease … Medical dictionary
encephalitis periaxialis diffusa — encephalitis peri·ax·i·alis dif·fu·sa .per ē .ak sē ā ləs di fyü sə n adrenoleukodystrophy * * * Schilder disease … 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
Schilder, Paul Ferdinand — (1886–1940) Highly influential in bringing European approaches to the United States, Schilder was born in Vienna, his father a silk merchant. In 1909, he graduated with an M.D. from the University of Vienna, then trained in psychiatry first … Historical dictionary of Psychiatry
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
Schilder encephalitis — see under disease … Medical dictionary
Sappinia amoebic encephalitis — (SAE) is the name for amoebic encephalitis caused by species of Sappinia.[1] The causative organism was originally identified as Sappinia diploidea,[2][3] but is now considered to be Sappinia pedata.[4] It has been treated with azithromycin … Wikipedia
Adrenoleukodystrophy — A rare genetic (inherited) disorder characterized by the breakdown or loss of the myelin sheath surrounding nerve cells in the brain and progressive dysfunction of the adrenal gland. Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) is one of a group of genetic… … Medical dictionary
Canavan disease — Infobox Disease Name = Canavan disease Caption = DiseasesDB = 29780 ICD10 = ICD10|E|75|2|e|70 ICD9 = ICD9|330.0 ICDO = OMIM = 271900 MedlinePlus = 001586 eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D017825Canavan disease, also called Canavan Van… … Wikipedia
