Connolly and his colleagues 1 provided the crucial clue that linked measles-virus infection, in some unique manner, with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE). Two and a half years later ...

SUBACUTE sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a disease currently considered to include cases of Dawson's inclusion-body encephalitis, Van Bogaert's subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis and the ...

Background: To find out the role of electroencephlography in the early diagnosis of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. It will be a cross sectional observational study conducted at department of ...

A long-term complication called subacute sclerosing panencephalitis can also develop. Though very rare, it’s fatal. The condition develops around seven to 10 years after someone has apparently ...

A rare complication called subacute sclerosing panencephalitis can also happen seven to 10 years after infection and may result in seizures as well as behavioral and mental deterioration.

But it can lead to lifelong disabilities and even death. In rare cases, it can cause subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), which causes the brain to swell. SSPE causes memory loss ...

"And then she passed away around a week later." Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis - or SSPE - is a rare complication of measles which typically appears months or years after contracting the ...

But a decade later she suffered seizures at school and was diagnosed with the very rare brain disease subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE). A scan found swelling on her brain, and she slowly ...

Around one in one-hundred-thousand measles patients develop subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, a central nervous system condition directly linked to the virus, five to ten years later.

Despite its rarity, NCSE is found in a wide variety of situations in childhood, some of which are described in detail below. For the sake of clarity, these conditions can be grouped in three ...

Gemma Larkman-Jones, pictured with son Samuel, wants to share her story to help highlight the risks of SSPE and measles A mother whose child died aged six from a brain inflammation caused by ...