ACUTE DISSEMINATED ENCEPHALOMYELITIS OR SUBACUTE SCLEROSING PANENCEPHALITIS? A CASE REPORT
Journal Title: World Journal of Pharmaceutical and Medical Research - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (SSPE) is a delayed and fatal complication of measles. It is a slowly progressive encephalitis that usually occurs 6 to 10 years after measles infection, and progresses over 12 to 18 months. The early stages of disease consist of an abrupt development of neurologic symptoms such as personality changes, sluggishness, delayed in school performance followed by myoclonic jerk and convulsions. Then, flaccidity or decorticate rigidity and symptoms and signs of autonomic dysfunction appear. In a late stage, dementia, stupor and coma develop. In this article we report a 12 years old boy that developed acute ataxia, aphasia, dysarthria and right hemiplegia.
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Dr. Bassem Abou Merhi, MD
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