Panencefalitis esclerosante subaguda de inicio en edad adulta: presentación atípica en 2 pacientes / Adult onset subacute sclerosing panencephalitis: atypical presentation in 2 cases
Rev. méd. Chile
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127(5): 589-94, mayo 1999. ilus
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in Spanish
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ABSTRACT
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis is an infrequent central nervous system viral disease and is a late manifestation of persistent infection by a mutant form of measles virus. Since it affects mainly children and teenagers, the diagnosis in older ages is difficult. Its main clinical symptoms are cognitive impairment, behavioral disturbances and myoclonia. We report two males, aged 21 and 22 years old, presenting with the disease with atypical manifestations. One had a catatonic syndrome and the other, amaurosis. The recognition of the different presentation forms of the disease, endemic in developing countries, allows an earlier diagnosis and a more efficient treatment, when available
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Main subject:
Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis
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SSPE Virus
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Etiology study
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. méd. Chile
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
1999
Type:
Article
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