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Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis(SSPE) is a progressive, debilitating, and deadly brain disorder related to measles(rubeola) infection.SSPE; Subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis; Dawson´s encephalitis.Ordinarily, the measles virus does no...
Source:ADAM
Date:August 24, 2008
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis is a rare, progressive brain disorder caused by an abnormal immune response to the measles virus.This fatal condition is a complication of measles, and affects children and young adults before the age of 20. It ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis(SSPE) is a long-lasting(chronic) infection of the central nervous system that causes inflammation of the brain. The infection is caused by an altered form of the measles virus.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
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