subacute sclerosing panencephalitis/asthenia

Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis is a late complication of measles infection and develops usually 6 to 15 years after the primary measles infection. Fulminant subacute sclerosing panencephalitis is an infrequently encountered form wherein the disease rapidly progresses to death. A six-year old

BACKGROUND Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a rare complication of measles virus infection. The disease is characterized by behavioural abnormalities, intellectual deterioration, motor weakness, and generalized myoclonic jerks progressing to coma and death in one to two years in 80% of

A 12-year-old girl with multiple sclerosis (MS) with periodic synchronous discharge (PSD) on electroencephalogram (EEG) is reported. The patient developed clonic seizure of both arms at the age of 10. The muscle strength of left hand and both legs were decreased and her school records were declined

BACKGROUND Autoimmune encephalitis is a group of treatable noninfective encephalitic disorders with great clinical implications. They have a close resemblance to prion disease and some slow virus infections. We report the presence of significant titers of antimeasles antibody in some of our patients