Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis
"Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A rare, slowly progressive encephalitis caused by chronic infection with the MEASLES VIRUS. The condition occurs primarily in children and young adults, approximately 2-8 years after the initial infection. A gradual decline in intellectual abilities and behavioral alterations are followed by progressive MYOCLONUS; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; SEIZURES; DEMENTIA; autonomic dysfunction; and ATAXIA. DEATH usually occurs 1-3 years after disease onset. Pathologic features include perivascular cuffing, eosinophilic cytoplasmic inclusions, neurophagia, and fibrous gliosis. It is caused by the SSPE virus, which is a defective variant of MEASLES VIRUS. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp767-8)
| Descriptor ID |
D013344
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C02.182.525.600 C02.290.700 C02.782.580.600.500.500.800 C02.839.862 C10.228.140.430.520.750.600 C10.228.228.245.340.600 C10.228.228.399.750.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis- Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis
- Sclerosing Panencephalitis, Subacute
- Panencephalitides, Subacute Sclerosing
- Sclerosing Panencephalitides, Subacute
- Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitides
- Panencephalitis, Subacute Sclerosing
- Leukoencephalitis, Van Bogaert's
- Leukoencephalitis, Van Bogaert
- Leukoencephalitis, Van Bogaerts
- Inclusion Body Encephalitis, Measles
- Sclerosing Leukoencephalitis, Subacute
- Leukoencephalitides, Subacute Sclerosing
- Sclerosing Leukoencephalitides, Subacute
- Subacute Sclerosing Leukoencephalitides
- Subacute Sclerosing Leukoencephalitis
- Leukoencephalitis, Subacute Sclerosing
- Measles Inclusion Body Encephalitis
- Encephaltis, Inclusion Body, Measles
- SSPE
- Van Bogaert's Leukoencephalitis
- Van Bogaert Leukoencephalitis
- Van Bogaerts Leukoencephalitis
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis" by people in Profiles.
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Intrathecal interferon in subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. Ann Neurol. 1986 Mar; 19(3):303-5.
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Oligoclonal IgA bands in multiple sclerosis and subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. Neurology. 1985 Jun; 35(6):813-7.
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Light chain composition of CSF oligoclonal IgG bands in multiple sclerosis and subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. J Neuroimmunol. 1982 Aug; 3(1):63-76.
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Oligoclonal IgG in multiple sclerosis and subacute sclerosing panencephalitis brains. J Neuroimmunol. 1982 Jun; 2(3-4):261-76.
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Inosiplex therapy in subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. A multicentre, non-randomised study in 98 patients. Lancet. 1982 May 08; 1(8280):1034-7.
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Circulating immune complexes in neurologic disease. Neurology. 1981 Nov; 31(11):1402-7.
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Immunologic and virologic studies of measles inclusion body encephalitis in an immunosuppressed host: the relationship to subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. Neurology. 1981 Oct; 31(10):1263-70.
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Comparison of agar gel electrophoresis and isoelectric focusing in multiple sclerosis and subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. Ann Neurol. 1981 Jan; 9(1):34-41.
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Isoelectric focusing of IgG eluted from multiple sclerosis and subacute sclerosing panencephalitis brains. Nature. 1980 Sep 25; 287(5780):335-7.
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CT of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1980 Jan-Feb; 1(1):35-8.