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Atypical adult-onset subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
Lorna Stemberger Marić1, Oktavija Đaković Rode1, Klaudija Višković1
11School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Dr Fran Mihaljević University Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Zagreb, Croatia; 2School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Department of Microbiology, Dr Fran Mihaljević University Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Zagreb, Croatia; 3Department of Radiology, Dr Fran Mihaljević University Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Zagreb, Croatia; 4Department of Neurology, Sestre milosrdnice University Hospital Centre, Zagreb, Croatia; 5Department of Pathology, Dubrava University Hospital, Zagreb, Croatia; 6School of Dental Medicine, University of Zagreb, Department of Intensive Care Medicine and Neuroinfectology, Dr Fran Mihaljević University Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Zagreb, Croatia.
Abstract:
Although subacute sclerosing panencephalitis is almost exclusively a childhood disease, it can occur in adults as well. We present an atypical case of adult-onset subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. The disease was characterized by prolonged insidious course followed by accelerated and aggressive phase, atypical EEG findings, and absence of myoclonic jerks. The diagnostic and treatment-related pitfalls are discussed.
