"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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

He added that the disease can “reactivate” in the form of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) up to 12 years after the initial infection. This is a progressive neurological complication of the ...

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