We are increasingly persuaded that measuring things in blood many years down the line tells us very little about the initiating events in what is, in effect, a static (non-progressive) encephalopathy unlike, for example, subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, which is a progressive measles encephalopathy. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
Slow virus encephalitis subacute panencephalitis, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. From Wordnik.com. [The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry] Reference
Look at "Nervous Systems" which reads "Encephalitis; encephalopathy; measles inclusion body encephalitis (MIBE) (see CONTRAINDICATIONS); subacute scloerosing panencephalitis (SSPE); Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS); febrile convulsions; afebrile convulsions or seizures; ataxia; polyneuritis; polyneuropathy; ocular palsies; paresthesia.". From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
Measles is also associated with development of both post-infectious encephalomyelitis, an autoimmune demyelinating disease, and subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, a slowly progressive neurodegenerative disorder. From Wordnik.com. [AvaxHome RSS:] Reference
Australian Medical Association Queensland president-elect Doctor Mason Stevenson said, however, measles was not a harmless disease and could have serious long-term consequences, such as a progressive and fatal "hardening" of the brain, a condition called subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. From Wordnik.com. [thedaily.com.au: Breaking News] Reference
"Historically, a small number of viruses have been found to lead to later life neurodegeneration characterized by tau protein deposition, including encephalitis lethargica (also known as von Economo encephalitis and the" sleeping sickness "), and subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), caused by a defective measles virus. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Subacute panencephalitis, 130t. From Wordnik.com. [The Neuropsychiatric Guide to Modern Everyday Psychiatry] Reference
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