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ReviewGlobal pediatric health2021

Trends and Treatment of Sub-Acute Sclerosing Panencephalitis: An Updated Review.

Shahzeb Ali Memon, Syed Shabbir Afzal, Alaa Tukruna, Asma Tasnim Khan, Sameer Saleem Tebha, Zain Ali Zaidi

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Review in Global pediatric health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Unraveling the complexities of neurotropic virus infection and immune evasion.Microbiology and molecular biology reviews : MMBR · 2025
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  3. Viral Conjunctivitis.Viruses · 2023
    Review
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Shahzeb Ali MemonDow Medical College, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.
Syed Shabbir AfzalZiauddin University, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0753-5492
Alaa TukrunaBatterjee Medical College, Jeddah, KSA.
Asma Tasnim KhanLarkin Community Hospital, South Miami, FL, USA.
Sameer Saleem TebhaJinnah Medical and Dental College, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8480-6148
Zain Ali ZaidiJinnah Medical and Dental College, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Measles infection, caused by the "Rubeola" virus is a highly contagious disease with outrageously fatal consequences. Initiating with a variety of symptoms including fever, cough, conjunctivitis, and runny nose, it can lead to more severe sequelae including sub-acute sclerosing pan-encephalitis which is a potentially fatal and serious complication of measles. The lackluster vaccination processes in underdeveloped areas of the world due to suboptimal immunization programs, scarce resources, and insufficient political constancy still leads to increased cases of measles and its complications. A variety of management programs including the use of several medications have been introduced according to the literature in order to counter this dreadful disease. In this review article, we focus on assessment of the previous literature and discussing the possible treatment modalities of this currently irremediable disease.

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anti-viral drugsimmune modulatorsimmunizationmeaslespanencephalitisrubeola

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PMID34988262
PMCPMC8721695

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