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- Title
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis: rapidly progressive cognitive decline in a young patient.
- Authors
Willis, Md; Rudge, P.; Walters, Rj
- Abstract
The article presents a case report of a 26 year old patient who developed rapidly progressive cognitive decline as a result of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. On diagnosis measles antibodies were found to be present in both the serum and Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) with evidence of intrathecal synthesis which revealed the occurrence of a rare sequelae of prior measles infection, Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. INSETS: Case Report;LEARNING POINTS.
- Subjects
CEREBROSPINAL fluid examination; MEASLES complications; DIFFERENTIAL diagnosis; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC resonance imaging; DISEASE progression; SUBACUTE sclerosing panencephalitis; SYMPTOMS; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
British Journal of Hospital Medicine (17508460), 2013, Vol 74, Issue 3, p172
- ISSN
1750-8460
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.12968/hmed.2013.74.3.172