Epidemiology of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis [SSPE] and other encephalitides in Karachi area: a progress note

ABSTRACT

Relative frequency of neurologic diseases in Karachi, with special reference to inflammatory disorders has been estimated by using the comprehensive data from the Deptt. of Neurology, Dow Medical College, Karachi,The incidence of subacute sclerosing pan-encephalitis has been estimated to be approx. 10 per million. Figures for multiple sclerosis appear comparable to those from India, Turkey and Israel. Rates for active encephalitides and postencephalitic sequelae are unbelievably higher than in the developed countries