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ArticleCureus2024

The Rare Case Presentation of Adult-Onset Fulminant Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis in a 24-Year-Old Male.

Nikhil Malunjkar, Pradeep Tiwari, Neha Momale, Vijayalaxmi Pujari, Smita Patil, Arundhati Barua, Tejaswee Lohakare

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Article in Cureus, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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7 authors.

Nikhil MalunjkarGeneral Medicine, Padmashree Dr. D.Y. Patil School of Medicine, Nerul, IND.
Pradeep TiwariGeneral Medicine, Padmashree Dr. D.Y. Patil School of Medicine, Nerul, IND.
Neha MomaleGeneral Medicine, Padmashree Dr. D.Y. Patil School of Medicine, Nerul, IND.
Vijayalaxmi PujariGeneral Medicine, Padmashree Dr. D.Y. Patil School of Medicine, Nerul, IND.
Smita PatilGeneral Medicine, Padmashree Dr. D.Y. Patil School of Medicine, Nerul, IND.
Arundhati BaruaGeneral Medicine, Padmashree Dr. D.Y. Patil School of Medicine, Nerul, IND.
Tejaswee LohakareChild Health Nursing, Smt. Radhikabai Meghe Memorial College of Nursing, Wardha, IND.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a late effect of measles in children. Its features include seizures, a gradual loss of physical and cognitive function, and finally death. Despite the absence of a definitive cure for this disorder, a regimen combining intrathecal interferon-α (IFN-α) and daily oral isoprinosine has demonstrated effectiveness. We present the case of a 24-year-old male with spastic seizure epilepsy. He exhibited progressive weakness, frequent postural instability, and recurrent generalized tonic-clonic seizures. Increased measles antibody concentrations in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), prominent amplitude spikes on the electroencephalogram (EEG), and heightened fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) signals on brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) suggested a diagnosis of SSPE.

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brain mri flair signalsgeneralized tonic-clonic seizuresintrathecal interferon-α (ifn-α)measles antibody titersubacute sclerosing panencephalitis (sspe)

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PMID39385891
PMCPMC11462780

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