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Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis presenting as acute disseminated encephalomyelitis: a case report
S C Arora1, A R Al-Tahan, A Al-Zeer
1Department of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Journal of the Neurological Sciences
|February 27, 1997
Abstract:
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis is characterized by the insidious onset of diffuse cerebral dysfunction associated later with myoclonus and typical electroencephalographic changes. The disease progresses relentlessly to coma and death within 2 years. We report a case of acute onset and rapid course associated with atypical CSF, EEG and MRI features simulating acute disseminated encephalomyelitis. Brief review of relevant literature is presented.