Atypical adult-onset subacute sclerosing panencephalitis

Although subacute sclerosing panencephalitis is almost exclusively a childhood disease, it can occur in adults as well. We present an atypical case of adult-onset subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. The disease was characterized by prolonged insidious course followed by accelerated and aggressive p...

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Autores principales: Stemberger Marić, Lorna, Đaković Rode, Oktavija, Višković, Klaudija, Hećimović, Hrvoje, Lambaša, Smiljka, Lepur, Dragan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sestre Milosrdnice University Hospital and Institute of Clinical Medical Research, Vinogradska cesta c. 29 Zagreb 2020
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8212648/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34177067
http://dx.doi.org/10.20471/acc.2020.59.03.21
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author Stemberger Marić, Lorna
Đaković Rode, Oktavija
Višković, Klaudija
Hećimović, Hrvoje
Lambaša, Smiljka
Lepur, Dragan
author_facet Stemberger Marić, Lorna
Đaković Rode, Oktavija
Višković, Klaudija
Hećimović, Hrvoje
Lambaša, Smiljka
Lepur, Dragan
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description Although subacute sclerosing panencephalitis is almost exclusively a childhood disease, it can occur in adults as well. We present an atypical case of adult-onset subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. The disease was characterized by prolonged insidious course followed by accelerated and aggressive phase, atypical EEG findings, and absence of myoclonic jerks. The diagnostic and treatment-related pitfalls are discussed.
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spelling pubmed-82126482021-06-26 Atypical adult-onset subacute sclerosing panencephalitis Stemberger Marić, Lorna Đaković Rode, Oktavija Višković, Klaudija Hećimović, Hrvoje Lambaša, Smiljka Lepur, Dragan Acta Clin Croat Case Reports Although subacute sclerosing panencephalitis is almost exclusively a childhood disease, it can occur in adults as well. We present an atypical case of adult-onset subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. The disease was characterized by prolonged insidious course followed by accelerated and aggressive phase, atypical EEG findings, and absence of myoclonic jerks. The diagnostic and treatment-related pitfalls are discussed. Sestre Milosrdnice University Hospital and Institute of Clinical Medical Research, Vinogradska cesta c. 29 Zagreb 2020-09 /pmc/articles/PMC8212648/ /pubmed/34177067 http://dx.doi.org/10.20471/acc.2020.59.03.21 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) 4.0 License.
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