Diagnostic Dilemmas in Fulminant Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (SSPE)

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作者
Sarkar N. [1 ]
Gulati S. [1 ]
Dar L. [2 ]
Broor S. [2 ]
Kalra V. [1 ,3 ]
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[1] Department of Pediatrics, All India Inst. of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
[2] Department of Microbiology, All India Inst. of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
[3] Department of Pediatrics, All India Inst. of Medical Sciences
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Measles; Ocular findings; Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE);
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10.1007/BF02724111
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This report describes an eleven-year-old boy with atypical features of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), a rare complication of measles. He had only visual symptoms for 2 months followed by rapid neurological worsening to a vegetative state in 10 days. A diagnosis of SSPE was made based on the history of measles, characteristic ocular findings, compatible magnetic resonance imaging and electroencephalographic changes, and elevated ratio of cerebrospinal fluid to serum anti-measles antibody titers.
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