Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis
Also written as SSPE.
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) — rare, fatal; occurs years after measles; progressive CNS degeneration; caused by persistent measles virus in brain
What our notes say
- Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) — rare, fatal; occurs years after measles; progressive CNS degeneration; caused by persistent measles virus in brain (EXAM: Hepatitis Viruses, Oncogenic Viruses, Paramyxoviruses & Arboviruses)
- Slow viruses — long incubation, slowly progressive disease: HIV, prions, and SSPE (subacute sclerosing panencephalitis — a late, fatal complication of measles years after infection) (VIROLOGY SEM 3 CRASHED)
- Complications: otitis media (most common), pneumonia (most common cause of death), encephalitis (acute), and SSPE (subacute sclerosing panencephalitis — fatal, occurs years after infection, due to persistent defective virus in CNS — a "slow virus" presentation) (VIROLOGY SEM 3 CRASHED)
Study material on Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis
- VIROLOGY SEM 3 CRASHED
- EXAM: Basic Virology, Viral Replication, Prions & Slow Viruses, Poxviruses & VZV