Atypical clinical course subacute sclerosing panencephalitis presenting as acute Encephalitis

Rare presentation of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis: an acute fulminant course

Introduction: Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a progressive disease characterized by mentalneurological deterioration and myoclonus, occurring after years of measles infection. We present an atypical SSPE case, started with acute confusion and showed unusual radiological features. Case: A 10-year-old previously healthy girl addmitted with headache and constant sleepiness for a wee...

Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis in Iran

A case of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis presenting as depression.

Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is rare in adult patients. Clinical presentation in intial phases of SSPE may be non-specific leading to diagnostic delay. We present a 24-year-old patient with depressive syndrome of five months' duration prior to the onset of typical features of SSPE, which is a rare presentation. This patient had responded partially to Sertraline, for a brief period...

Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis in Iran. Clinical and immunoligical characlerisation

[Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis].

Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis is a slowly progressive neurodegenerative disorder occurring in childhood and adolescence and is characterised by dementia, ataxia, myoclonias and other neurological focal signs, with an invariably fatal outcome. The author reviews the subject, focussing on epidemiology, clinical features, measles virus behaviour, host immune reactions, measles prophylaxis an...