Subacute encephalopathy in a 5-year-old boy

A 5-year-old boy presented with an acute ataxia and altered mental status. Although he initially recovered from these symptoms, he presented a second time with myoclonus and seizures and rapidly became vegetative. Cerebrospinal fluid studies, magnetic resonance imaging, and brain biopsy all confirme...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Seminars in pediatric neurology 1999-09, Vol.6 (3), p.168-172
Hauptverfasser:	Bobele, Gary B., Bale, James F.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acute Disease Adrenal Cortex Hormones - therapeutic use Anticonvulsants - therapeutic use Ataxia - diagnosis Ataxia - drug therapy Ataxia - etiology Biopsy Brain - pathology Child, Preschool Electroencephalography Epilepsies, Myoclonic - diagnosis Epilepsies, Myoclonic - drug therapy Epilepsies, Myoclonic - etiology Humans Immunoglobulin G - blood Immunoglobulin M - blood Male Measles - prevention & control Measles Vaccine - adverse effects Persistent Vegetative State - diagnosis Persistent Vegetative State - etiology Severity of Illness Index Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis - complications Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis - diagnosis Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis - virology
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