Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis in Indian Children Under 5 Years during the COVID Pandemic: A Paradigm Shift in the Clinical Profile

Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis in Indian Children Under 5 Years during the COVID Pandemic: A Paradigm Shift in the Clinical Profile

Background: Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder of children and young adults. In the setting of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have observed increasing admissions of SSPE and a change in the clinical profile, mainly younger age of presentation, i.e., chi...

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Main Authors: Dipti Kapoor, Vanshika Kakkar, Yerraguntla Venkata Narayana, Divyani Garg, Sharmila Banerjee Mukherjee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2022-01-01
Series:Indian Pediatrics Case Reports
Subjects:
developmental regression
measles
myoclonic jerks
pseudoperiodic complexes
Online Access:http://www.ipcares.org/article.asp?issn=2772-5170;year=2022;volume=2;issue=3;spage=139;epage=144;aulast=Kapoor

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