Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis in a Child with Recurrent Febrile Seizures
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 cer...
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| author | Ayşe Kartal Ayşegül Neşe Çıtak Kurt Tuğba Hirfanoğlu Kürşad Aydın Ayşe Serdaroğlu |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6e99a84c041a4e4f8a6295524826626a2025-08-20T03:34:08ZengWileyCase Reports in Pediatrics2090-68032090-68112015-01-01201510.1155/2015/783936783936Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis in a Child with Recurrent Febrile SeizuresAyşe Kartal0Ayşegül Neşe Çıtak Kurt1Tuğba Hirfanoğlu2Kürşad Aydın3Ayşe Serdaroğlu4Department of Child Neurology, Inonu University Faculty of Medicine, Malatya, TurkeyDepartment of Child Neurology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, 06500 Ankara, TurkeyDepartment of Child Neurology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, 06500 Ankara, TurkeyDepartment of Child Neurology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, 06500 Ankara, TurkeyDepartment of Child Neurology, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine, 06500 Ankara, TurkeySubacute 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/783936 |
| spellingShingle | Ayşe Kartal Ayşegül Neşe Çıtak Kurt Tuğba Hirfanoğlu Kürşad Aydın Ayşe Serdaroğlu Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis in a Child with Recurrent Febrile Seizures Case Reports in Pediatrics |
| title | Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis in a Child with Recurrent Febrile Seizures |
| title_full | Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis in a Child with Recurrent Febrile Seizures |
| title_fullStr | Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis in a Child with Recurrent Febrile Seizures |
| title_full_unstemmed | Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis in a Child with Recurrent Febrile Seizures |
| title_short | Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis in a Child with Recurrent Febrile Seizures |
| title_sort | subacute sclerosing panencephalitis in a child with recurrent febrile seizures |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/783936 |
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