acute toxic encephalopathy
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acute toxic encephalopathy
(ə′kyüt ′täk·sik en′sef·ə′läp·ə·thē)
(medicine) A severe childhood syndrome characterized by sudden onset of coma or stupor, fever, convulsions, and impaired respiratory and cardiovascular functioning.
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