Summary:
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is chronic
progressive encephalitis of childhood and young adoloscent
due to persistent measles virus infection. This case illustrates
a 14 year old girl presented with short history of intellectual
decline, abnormal behavior, myoclonus and altered
consciousness with suggestive neuroimaging mimicking
metachromatic leucodystrophy. Subsequently she was
diagnosed to be a case of Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
(SSPE) on the basis of Electroencephalography (EEG) and
Cerebrospinal fluid(CSF) measles antibody titer.
KeyWords: Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, Measles,
Metachromatic leucodystrophy.
(J Bangladesh Coll Phys Surg 2019; 37: 205-208)
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jbcps.v37i4.43352