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subacute sclerosing panencephalitis - progressive fatal brain disease caused by mutant measles virus
Definition for subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a rare chronic, progressive encephalitis that affects primarily children and young adults, caused by defective measles virus (which can be a result of a mutation of the virus itself).
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Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a rare chronic, progressive encephalitis that affects primarily children and young adults, caused by defective measles virus (which can be a result of a mutation of the virus itself). 1 in 100,000 people infected with measles are at risk. SSPE is 'incurable' but the condition can be managed by medication if treatment is started at an early stage. Much of the work on SSPE has been completed by the NINDS.
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Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
SSPE is a progressive, debilitating, and fatal brain disorder caused by infection with a mutant () virus (a measles ... Z. Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis ...
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Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a rare chronic, progressive ... Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, a measles complication, in an ...
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Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis, a Measles Complication, in an ...
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), a postinfectious neurologic ... Symposium to ICNA/CNS Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis meeting: Update. ...
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Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (SSPE): Other Viruses: Merck Manual ...
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis is a progressive, usually fatal, brain ... Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is probably a persistent measles ...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec14/ch193/ch193g.html
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Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis Information Page: National ...
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis information sheet compiled by NINDS, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/subacute_panencephalitis/...
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. Contents of this page: Illustrations ... Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a progressive, debilitating, and ...
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Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis
Important It is possible that the main title of the report Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis is not the name you expected. Please check the synonyms listing to ...
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Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis - Yahoo! Health
Important It is possible that the main title of the report Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis is not the name you expected. Please check the synonyms listing to ...
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Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a progressive, debilitating, and ... Rubeola virus (measles and subacute sclerosing panencephalitis) ...
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Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (SSPE): Viral Infections: Merck ...
subacute sclerosing ... Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis results from a long-term ... Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis occurs because the measles ...
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Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (SSPE): Viral Infections: Merck ...
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, a progressive and usually fatal disorder, ... Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis occurs because the measles virus reactivates. ...
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SUBACUTE SCLEROSING PANENCEPHALITIS - Pedbase.org
Pediatric Database - SUBACUTE SCLEROSING PANENCEPHALITIS ... 1994 -2007 Pedbase.org. Powered by Database of Pediatrics- SUBACUTE SCLEROSING PANENCEPHALITIS ...
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Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis: More Cases of This Fatal Disease ...
The most severe sequela of measles virus infection is subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) ... Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a pro ...
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Talk:Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Talk:Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ... This article is within the scope of WikiProject Medicine. ...
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Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis, a Measles Complication, in an ...
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), a. postinfectious neurologic complication of measles, ... Fulminating subacute sclerosing panencephalitis: Case ...
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Topics beginning with Sq-Sz
SSPE see Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. St. Vitus dance see Sydenham chorea. Stable angina ... Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. Subacute thyroiditis ...
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WebMD Health A-Z - Find reliable health and medical information on ...
Find a comprehensive index of trusted health and medical information. It is your ... Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis. Subacute Spongiform Encephalopathy ...
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Index: SU: Merck Manual Home Edition
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. Measles: Prognosis. Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (SSPE) Subacute spongiform encephalopathy (Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease) ...
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The Role of Pathology in an Investigation of an Outbreak of West Nile ...
Dispatches. Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis, a Measles Complication, in an ... pattern is highly characteristic of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (4) ...
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Measles: Viral Infections: Merck Manual Home Edition
... · Rotavirus Infection· Rubella· Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (SSPE) ... In rare cases, subacute sclerosing panencephalitis?a serious complication of ...
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Topics beginning with D-Di
Dawson's encephalitis see Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. Day care health risks ... De Quervain's thyroiditis see Subacute thyroiditis ...
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Measles: Viral Infections: Merck Manual Home Edition
In rare cases, subacute sclerosing panencephalitis?a serious complication of ... in brain damage (see Viral Infections: Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (SSPE) ...
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The Role of Pathology in an Investigation of an Outbreak of West Nile ...
Dispatches. Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis, a Measles Complication, in an ... Figure 1. MRI scans of the brain at the time of presentation in the neurology ...
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2008 MeSH Tree Structures. C02 - Virus Diseases
Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis [C02.182.500.300.600] Meningitis, Viral [C02.182.550] ... Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis [C02.782.580.600.500.500.800] ...
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Mumps: Other Viruses: Merck Manual Professional
Ear, Nose, Throat, and Dental Disorders. Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders ... · Monkeypox·Mumps· Rubella· Smallpox· Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (SSPE) ...
http://merck.com/mmpe/sec14/ch193/ch193d.html
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Rubella: Viral Infections: Merck Manual Home Edition
... Infantum· Rotavirus Infection·Rubella· Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (SSPE) ... Next: Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (SSPE) Audio. Figures ...
http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec23/ch273/ch273l.html
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Measles: Other Viruses: Merck Manual Professional
... · Monkeypox· Mumps· Rubella· Smallpox· Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (SSPE) ... Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a late complication (see Other ...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec14/ch193/ch193b.html
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Disease Reference
Subacute nonsuppurative thyroiditis. Subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis. Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. Subacute thyroiditis. Subarachnoid hemorrhage ...
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Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (SSPE): Other Viruses: Merck Manual ... Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis is a progressive, usually fatal, brain ...
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NINDS Disorders: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and ...
Ataxias and Cerebellar or Spinocerebellar Degeneration. Atrial ... Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis. SUNCT Headache. Swallowing Disorders. Sydenham Chorea ...
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/xml_index_RSS.xml
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Encephalitis - MedlinePlus
Collection of articles about the disease, specific conditions, prevention, and statistics.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/encephalitis.html
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CDC-Measles Laboratory Network
The disease is also called rubeola. Other rash-causing diseases often confused with measles are roseola ... What is SSPE?(Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis) ...
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Diseases and Conditions Encyclopedia : Discovery Health
Measles is a highly contagious viral infection characterized by a fever and a ... measles infection, a person may develop subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. ...
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rs3775291 - NextBio
... SAS SNPs subacute sclerosing panencephalitis TLR3 TLR4 ... Association of toll-like receptor 3 gene polymorphism with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. ...
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Index: ME: Merck Manual Home Edition
Brain, Spinal Cord, and Nerve Disorders. Cancer. Children's Health ... subacute sclerosing panencephalitis with. Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (SSPE) ...
http://www.merck.com/mmhe/index/ind_me.html
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Index: PA: Merck Manual Home Edition
Panencephalitis, subacute sclerosing. Measles: Prognosis. Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (SSPE) Panic attacks and panic disorder ...
http://www.merck.com/mmhe/index/ind_pa.html
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Pronunciations: saccular - systemic sclerosis: Merck Manual Home Edition
Brain, Spinal Cord, and Nerve Disorders. Cancer. Children's Health ... subacute granulomatous thyroiditis. subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. subarachnoid ...
http://www.merck.com/mmhe/resources/pronunciations/index/s.html
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CHOREIC DISORDERS - Pedbase.org
A group of disorders characterized by brief, involuntary, random, and ... viral encephalitis (Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis) 4. Genetic ...
http://pedbase.org/c/choreic-disorders/
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Measles: Other Viruses: Merck Manual Professional
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a late complication (see Other Viruses: Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (SSPE) ...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/print/sec14/ch193/ch193b.html
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Emerging Infectious Diseases Journal Vol6 No4
Seroprevalence of West Nile, Rift Valley, and Sandfly Arboviruses in Hashimiah, ... Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis, a Measles Complication, in an ...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vol6no4/contents.htm
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Measles - MedlinePlus
Includes links to news, overview articles, and statistics.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/measles.html
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Index: SW: Merck Manual Home Edition
Brain, Spinal Cord, and Nerve Disorders. Cancer ... in subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (SSPE): Symptoms and Diagnosis ...
http://www.merck.com/mmhe/index/ind_sw.html
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Measles (Rubeola) Symptoms, Causes, Treatment, Vaccine, Prevention and ...
... and persistent brain inflammation (subacute sclerosing panencephalitis) (0.0001 ... Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSP) is an extremely rare degenerative ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=6242&page=3
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Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis Surveillance -- United States
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a slow-virus infection of the ... Risk factors in subacute sclerosing panencephalitis: a case-control study. ...
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00001185.htm
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Central Nervous System Infections: Viral Infections: Merck Manual Home ...
Introduction·Central Nervous System Infections· Chickenpox· Erythema Infectiosum ... · Rotavirus Infection· Rubella· Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (SSPE) ...
http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec23/ch273/ch273b.html
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Chickenpox: Viral Infections: Merck Manual Home Edition
Introduction· Central Nervous System Infections·Chickenpox· Erythema Infectiosum ... · Rotavirus Infection· Rubella· Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (SSPE) ...
http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec23/ch273/ch273c.html
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Erythema Infectiosum: Viral Infections: Merck Manual Home Edition
Introduction· Central Nervous System Infections· Chickenpox·Erythema Infectiosum ... · Rotavirus Infection· Rubella· Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (SSPE) ...
http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec23/ch273/ch273d.html
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Acute (medicine) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Subacute is defined as between acute and chronic, for example subacute fever ... An example is subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, a rare brain disease ...
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Roseola Infantum: Viral Infections: Merck Manual Home Edition
Introduction· Central Nervous System Infections· Chickenpox· Erythema ... · Rotavirus Infection· Rubella· Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (SSPE) ...
http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec23/ch273/ch273j.html
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Index: ME: Merck Manual Professional
subacute sclerosing panencephalitis after. Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (SSPE) ... Subacute and Chronic Meningitis: Etiology ...
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