Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis: an update

J Gutierrez, RS Issacson… - … Medicine & Child …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
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

RK Garg, A Mahadevan, HS Malhotra… - Reviews in medical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a slowly progressive brain disorder caused
by mutant measles virus. SSPE affects younger age groups. SSPE incidence is proportional …

Management of suspected viral encephalitis in children–Association of British Neurologists and British Paediatric Allergy, Immunology and Infection Group national …

R Kneen, BD Michael, E Menson, B Mehta, A Easton… - Journal of Infection, 2012 - Elsevier
In the 1980s the outcome of patients with herpes simplex encephalitis was shown to be
dramatically improved with aciclovir treatment. Delays in starting treatment, particularly …

Measles virus and associated central nervous system sequelae

R Buchanan, DJ Bonthius - Seminars in pediatric neurology, 2012 - Elsevier
Worldwide, measles remains one of the most deadly vaccine-preventable diseases. In the
United States, enrollment in the public schools requires that each child receives 2 doses of …

Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis

RK Garg - Journal of neurology, 2008 - Springer
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a subacute encephalopathy of childhood
and young adolescence. Infrequently, SSPE can occur in adults and pregnant women. It is …

Periodic EEG patterns: importance of their recognition and clinical significance

MEC Andraus, CF Andraus… - Arquivos de neuro …, 2012 - SciELO Brasil
Periodic electroencephalographic (EEG) patterns consist of discharges usually epileptiform
in appearance, which occur at regular intervals, in critical patients. They are commonly …

Neurological complications of measles (Rubeola)

MC Patterson - Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Owing to vaccine hesitancy, there has been a resurgence of
measles infections in developed countries. Practitioners can expect to see an increase in …

The sensitivity of scalp EEG at detecting seizures—a simultaneous scalp and stereo EEG study

MJ Casale, LV Marcuse, JJ Young, N Jette… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Purpose: Compare the detection rate of seizures on scalp EEG with simultaneous
intracranial stereo EEG (SEEG) recordings. Methods: Twenty-seven drug-resistant epilepsy …

Assessment of trace inorganic contaminates in water and sediment to address its impact on common fish varieties along Kuwait Bay

A Ali, S Chidambaram - Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2021 - Springer
The impact of the trace elements on selected marine fishes/crustacean in Kuwait (Sheam,
Lobster, Speatty, and Nagroor) were investigated (As, Cd, Ni, Pb, and V) using the element …

Henipavirus infection of the central nervous system

BE Dawes, AN Freiberg - Pathogens and disease, 2019 - academic.oup.com
ABSTRACT Nipah virus (NiV) and Hendra virus are highly pathogenic zoonotic viruses of
the genus Henipavirus, family Paramyxoviridae. These viruses were first identified as the …