Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
Alternative names:
Dawson encephalitis; SSPE
Symptoms:
- onset of behavioral changes
- school problems
- bizarre behavior
- myoclonic jerking (muscle jerking causes by spasms of the muscle)
- seizures
- dementia
- unsteady gait
- coma
- patients may be rigid or flaccid
Signs and tests:
There may be a history of measles in an unvaccinated child. Physical examination may show signs of: Tests:
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