Atypical magnetic resonance imaging features in subacute sclerosing panencephalitis

Atypical magnetic resonance imaging features in subacute sclerosing panencephalitis

Objectives: Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is rare chronic, progressive encephalitis that affects primarily children and young adults, caused by a persistent infection with measles virus. No cure for SSPE exists, but the condition can be managed by medication if treatment is started at a...

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Main Authors: Biplab Das, Manoj Kumar Goyal, Manish Modi, Sahil Mehta, Sudheer Chakravarthi, Vivek Lal, Sameer Vyas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology
Subjects:
Encephalitis
measles
myoclonic jerks
pial and gyral enhancement
subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE)
Online Access:http://www.annalsofian.org/article.asp?issn=0972-2327;year=2016;volume=19;issue=2;spage=275;epage=276;aulast=Das

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