Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis Causing Rapidly Progressive Dementia and Myoclonic Jerks in a Sexagenarian Woman

BACKGROUND: Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a disease of childhood and adolescence, but can affect adults. Rapidly progressive cognitive decline, seizures including myoclonic jerks, spasticity, ataxia, visual disturbances, and incontinence are typical manifestations. CASE REPORT: A 62-...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y)
Main Authors: Reyes, Antonio Jose, Ramcharan, Kanterpersad, Perot, Sean, Giddings, Stanley Lawrence, Rampersad, Fidel, Gobin, Reanna
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Columbia University Libraries/Information Services 2019
Subjects:
Case Reports
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6777289/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31660255
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.7916/tohm.v0.680
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Similar Items