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Case Report: Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis Presenting as Acute Encephalitis.
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2019 07; 101(1):260-262.AJ

Abstract

Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is still a common disease in India which is characterized by a progressive mental decline, myoclonus, periodic encephalographic abnormalities, and raised anti-measles antibody titter in the cerebrospinal fluid. Acute fulminant SSPE is characterized by a rapid course of disease culminating in death, within 6 months. We report of a 10-year-old boy, who came with a 14-day history of continuous involuntary jerky movements of the left half of the body, including the head. There was a highly increased anti-measles IgG antibody titer, both in the cerebrospinal fluid and serum. We conclude that acute rapidly progressive SSPE can present as acute encephalitis syndrome.

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Garg RK
Department of Neurology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, India.
Kumar N
Department of Neurology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, India.
Rizvi I
Department of Neurology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, India.
Jain A
Department of Microbiology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, India.
Jaipuriar RS
Department of Neurology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, India.
Sharma PK
Department of Neurology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, India.
Malhotra HS
Department of Neurology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, India.
Nasar Khan D
Department of Microbiology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, India.
Uniyal R
Department of Neurology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, India.

MeSH

Antibodies, ViralChildDiagnosis, DifferentialFatal OutcomeHumansImmunoglobulin GMaleMeaslesMeasles virusSubacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis

Pub Type(s)

Case Reports
Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

31134883

Citation

Garg, Ravindra Kumar, et al. "Case Report: Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis Presenting as Acute Encephalitis." The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, vol. 101, no. 1, 2019, pp. 260-262.
Garg RK, Kumar N, Rizvi I, et al. Case Report: Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis Presenting as Acute Encephalitis. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2019;101(1):260-262.
Garg, R. K., Kumar, N., Rizvi, I., Jain, A., Jaipuriar, R. S., Sharma, P. K., Malhotra, H. S., Nasar Khan, D., & Uniyal, R. (2019). Case Report: Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis Presenting as Acute Encephalitis. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 101(1), 260-262. https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.19-0215
Garg RK, et al. Case Report: Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis Presenting as Acute Encephalitis. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2019;101(1):260-262. PubMed PMID: 31134883.
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