Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (SSPE), a uncommon neurological complication of measles, can emerge years after the preliminary an infection, progressively impairing a toddler’s mind operate, motion, and independence. Regardless of advances in understanding the illness, it stays with out a definitive remedy. Partially eight of a nine-part sequence on SSPE, mid-day speaks to medical specialists, who make clear numerous aspects of the situation.
Understanding the illness
Viswanathan LG, Affiliate Professor of neurology, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, and guide neurologist and epileptologist, appears at SSPE from the scientific and medical perspective, explaining the illness course of, its biology, analysis, and remedy choices. NIMHANS receives many cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples from throughout the nation for testing for SSPE. A optimistic consequence from NIMHANS gives robust laboratory affirmation of the illness in a affected person, , who has indicators and signs per SSPE.
