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Causes could include:
  • Measles Virus

Causes Overview Articles

Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
Ordinarily, the measles virus does not cause brain damage, but an abnormal immune response to measles or, possibly, certain mutant forms of the virus may cause severe illness and death. This leads to brain inflammation (swelling and irritation) t...
Source:ADAM
Date:August 24, 2008
Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis
Experts believe this condition is a form of measles encephalitis (swelling of the brain), caused by an improper response by the immune system to the measles virus. The condition begins with behavioral changes, memory loss, irritability, and probl...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis
Blindness can occur. In the final stages of the disease, a patient with SSPE may become mute and can lapse into a coma.Monitoring the electrical activity of the brain has shown that SSPE causes disruptions that are consistent with the deterioratio...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders

Specific Causes Articles

Measles
Measles is a viral respiratory illness characterized by high fever and generalized rash. Symptoms start ten to twelve days after airborne exposure and include fever, malaise, conjunctivitis, runny nose, and cough.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
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