Atypical subacute sclerosing panencephalitis with short onset latency.

Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis in a Child with Recurrent Febrile Seizures

Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a devastating disease of the central nervous system (CNS) caused by persistent mutant measles virus infection. The diagnosis of SSPE is based on characteristic clinical and EEG findings and demonstration of elevated antibody titres against measles in cerebrospinal fluid. Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis can have atypical clinical features at the ...

Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis in Iran

Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis, immunological findings in saliva and salivary glands

Evolution of certain typical and atypical features in a case of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis.

Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a slowly progressive inflammatory disease of the central nervous system caused by a persistent measles virus usually affecting the childhood and adolescent age group. Clinical features at onset are very subtle and non-specific. Certain atypical features can occur at onset or during the course of illness which can be misleading. Neuroimaging features...

Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis in Iran. Clinical and immunoligical characlerisation