Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis
"Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A rare, slowly progressive encephalitis caused by chronic infection with the MEASLES VIRUS. The condition occurs primarily in children and young adults, approximately 2-8 years after the initial infection. A gradual decline in intellectual abilities and behavioral alterations are followed by progressive MYOCLONUS; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; SEIZURES; DEMENTIA; autonomic dysfunction; and ATAXIA. DEATH usually occurs 1-3 years after disease onset. Pathologic features include perivascular cuffing, eosinophilic cytoplasmic inclusions, neurophagia, and fibrous gliosis. It is caused by the SSPE virus, which is a defective variant of MEASLES VIRUS. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp767-8)
| Descriptor ID |
D013344
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C02.182.525.600 C02.290.700 C02.782.580.600.500.500.800 C02.839.862 C10.228.140.430.520.750.600 C10.228.228.245.340.600 C10.228.228.399.750.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis- Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis
- Sclerosing Panencephalitis, Subacute
- Panencephalitides, Subacute Sclerosing
- Sclerosing Panencephalitides, Subacute
- Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitides
- Panencephalitis, Subacute Sclerosing
- Leukoencephalitis, Van Bogaert's
- Leukoencephalitis, Van Bogaert
- Leukoencephalitis, Van Bogaerts
- Inclusion Body Encephalitis, Measles
- Sclerosing Leukoencephalitis, Subacute
- Leukoencephalitides, Subacute Sclerosing
- Sclerosing Leukoencephalitides, Subacute
- Subacute Sclerosing Leukoencephalitides
- Subacute Sclerosing Leukoencephalitis
- Leukoencephalitis, Subacute Sclerosing
- Measles Inclusion Body Encephalitis
- Encephaltis, Inclusion Body, Measles
- SSPE
- Van Bogaert's Leukoencephalitis
- Van Bogaert Leukoencephalitis
- Van Bogaerts Leukoencephalitis
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis" by people in Profiles.
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Measles Sclerosing Subacute PanEncephalitis (SSPE), an intriguing and ever-present disease: Data, assumptions and new perspectives. Rev Neurol (Paris). 2021 Nov; 177(9):1059-1068.
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"Melanie's measles" is deadly and causes permanent neurologic impairment. Microbes Infect. 2018 02; 20(2):63-64.
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Cross-Cultural Differences in Communication About a Dying Child. Pediatrics. 2017 Nov; 140(5).
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An unusual case of acute encephalitic syndrome: Is it acute measles encephalitis or subacute sclerosing panencephalitis? Neurol India. 2017 Nov-Dec; 65(6):1333-1344.
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Viral induced demyelination. Brain Pathol. 2001 Jan; 11(1):92-106.
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Coronavirus JHM-induced demyelinating encephalomyelitis in rats: influence of immunity on the course of disease. Prog Brain Res. 1983; 59:221-31.
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Viral infections and demyelinating diseases. N Engl J Med. 1973 May 24; 288(21):1103-10.