Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis Causing Rapidly Progressive Dementia and Myoclonic Jerks in a Sexagenarian Woman

Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis Causing Rapidly Progressive Dementia and Myoclonic Jerks in a Sexagenarian Woman

Background: Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a disease of childhood and adolescence, but can affect adults. Rapidly progressive cognitive decline, seizures including myoclonic jerks, spasticity, ataxia, visual disturbances, and incontinence are typical manifestations. Case report: A 62-...

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Main Authors: Antonio Jose Reyes, Kanterpersad Ramcharan, Sean Perot, Stanley Lawrence Giddings, Fidel Rampersad, Reanna Gobin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ubiquity Press 2019-08-01
Series:Tremor and Other Hyperkinetic Movements
Subjects:
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
myoclonic jerks
dementia
measles
isoprinosine
vaccination
Online Access:https://tremorjournal.org/index.php/tremor/article/view/680/2382

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