Substantial spontaneous long-term remission in subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE)

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 154, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 83-88

  Santoshkumar, B ^a   Radhakrishnan, K ^a  

^a SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Electroencephalography (EEG); Remission; Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MEASLES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBACUTE SCLEROSING PANENCEPHALITIS;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MEASLES VIRUS; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; SUBACUTE SCLEROSING PANENCEPHALITIS;

EID: 0032554088     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-510X(97)00303-1     Document Type: Article

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