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Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis in a Child with Recurrent Febrile Seizures
Joint Authors
Kartal, Ayşe
Çıtak Kurt, Ayşegül Neşe
Hirfanoğlu, Tuğba
Aydın, Kürşad
Serdaroğlu, Ayşe
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-02-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a devastating disease of the central nervous system (CNS) caused by persistent mutant measles virus infection.
The diagnosis of SSPE is based on characteristic clinical and EEG findings and demonstration of elevated antibody titres against measles in cerebrospinal fluid.
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis can have atypical clinical features at the onset.
Herein, we report an unusual case of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis in a child with recurrent febrile seizures.
The disease progressed with an appearance of myoclonic jerks, periodic high amplitude generalized complexes on EEG, and elevated titers of measles antibodies in cerebrospinal fluid leading to the final diagnosis of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kartal, Ayşe& Çıtak Kurt, Ayşegül Neşe& Hirfanoğlu, Tuğba& Aydın, Kürşad& Serdaroğlu, Ayşe. 2015. Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis in a Child with Recurrent Febrile Seizures. Case Reports in Pediatrics،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1059802
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kartal, Ayşe…[et al.]. Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis in a Child with Recurrent Febrile Seizures. Case Reports in Pediatrics No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Kartal, Ayşe& Çıtak Kurt, Ayşegül Neşe& Hirfanoğlu, Tuğba& Aydın, Kürşad& Serdaroğlu, Ayşe. Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis in a Child with Recurrent Febrile Seizures. Case Reports in Pediatrics. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1059802
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1059802