Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a chronic encephalitis occurring after
infection with measles virus. The prevalence of the disease varies depending on uptake of …

Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a slowly progressive brain disorder caused
by mutant measles virus. SSPE affects younger age groups. SSPE incidence is proportional …

Greenfield's Neuropathology, the world's leading neuropathology reference, provides a
comprehensive account of the pathological findings in neurological disease, their biological …

Background When measles vaccines were widely introduced in the 1970s, there were
concerns that they might cause subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE): a very rare …

Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a subacute encephalopathy of childhood
and young adolescence. Infrequently, SSPE can occur in adults and pregnant women. It is …

Nodding Syndrome (NS) is an epileptic encephalopathy characterized by involuntary
vertical head nodding, other types of seizures, and progressive neurological deficits. The …

Prion diseases are unique in medicine as in humans they occur in sporadic, genetic, and
acquired forms. The most common human prion disease is sporadic Creutzfeldt–Jakob …

Background: Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis is a progressive devastating condition
due to persistence of mutant measles virus, affecting children and adolescents …

INTRODUCTION This chapter consists of three sections. The first is an introductory section
entitled 'General Principles', which includes a general overview of neurovirology and a brief …

Textbook of Clinical Neuropsychiatry provides a comprehensive, encyclopedic and up to
date coverage of the complete range of neuropsychiatric disorders. The text is clearly written …