Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis.

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  • T Aguiar Unidade de Neurologia, Hospital de Dona Estefânia, Lisboa.

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https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.1787

Abstract

Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis is a slowly progressive neurodegenerative disorder occurring in childhood and adolescence and is characterised by dementia, ataxia, myoclonias and other neurological focal signs, with an invariably fatal outcome. The author reviews the subject, focussing on epidemiology, clinical features, measles virus behaviour, host immune reactions, measles prophylaxis and treatment proposals.

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Aguiar T. Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 2000 Aug. 30 [cited 2024 Nov. 23];13(4):193-8. Available from: https://actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/1787

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