Abstract
Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis is a chronic, persistent viral infection of the central nervous system caused by the wild-type measles virus. The disease presents a few years after the primary measles infection with behavioral changes, usually followed by myoclonus, akinesia, mutism, vegetative state, and death.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Encyclopedia of Movement Disorders |
| Publisher | Elsevier Inc. |
| Pages | 187-189 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780123741059 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780123741011 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 1 2010 |
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Keywords
- Childhood myoclonus
- Chronic brain infection
- CNS infection
- CNS viral infection
- Demyelinating disease
- Early dementia
- Measles virus
- Periodic complexes
- Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE)
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)
- Neuroscience(all)
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Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis. / Gutierrez, J.; Singer, C.
Encyclopedia of Movement Disorders. Elsevier Inc., 2010. p. 187-189.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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