Acute SSPE.
Two patients had acute fulminanting encephalitis and the typical pathological changes of subacute slcerosing panencephalitis (SSPE). It is suggested that SSPE should be considered in the differential diagnosis of acute viral encephalitis.
D000293:Adolescent; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002479:Inclusion Bodies / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008297:Male; D013344:Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*