Polioencephalitis

Quick meaning: Polioencephalitis is a noun meaning Any encephalitis that is restricted to the gray matter.

Meaning

Any encephalitis that is restricted to the gray matter.

Example Sentences

Before dismissing the subject of acute polioencephalitis it is necessary to devote a few paragraphs to the mention of a similar inflammatory process in other parts of the central nervous system.

Encephalitic processes are further subdivided into three main types: □ Polioencephalitis (Greek: polios, grey) is grey-matter predominant. □ Leukoencephalitis (Greek: leukos, white) is white-matter predominant. □ Panencephalitis (Greek: pan-, all) affects both grey and white matter.

The restriction of the inflammatory process to the gray matter in the polioencephalitis group was explained by the presumption that viruses are present mainly in the cell bodies of neurons, as they have an affinity for the nerve cells themselves: gangliocytotropism or neurocytotropism (Környey 1933)

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Related dictionary entries include leukoencephalomyelitis, meningomyeloencephalitis, encephalovirus, encephalitogenicity, encephalitogen, myeloencephalitis.

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