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Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a progressive, debilitating, and fatal brain disorder caused by infection with a mutant measles (rubeola) virus. A mutant virus is one that has undergone genetic changes (mutations).
Source:ADAM
Date:September 7, 2006
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.
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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