ENCEPHALITIS
\ɛnsˌɛfɐlˈa͡ɪtɪs], \ɛnsˌɛfɐlˈaɪtɪs], \ɛ_n_s_ˌɛ_f_ɐ_l_ˈaɪ_t_ɪ_s]\
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Inflammation of the BRAIN due to infection, autoimmune processes, toxins, and other conditions. Viral infections (see ENCEPHALITIS, VIRAL) are a relatively frequent cause of this condition.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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This term has been used, by some nosologists, synonymously with Cephaletis and Phrenetis. By others, it has been appropriated to inflammation of the brain, in contradistinction to that of the membranes.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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Syn.: cephalitis. Brain fever; inflammation, especially of the substance of the brain. Brain abscess.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
