title: Progressive rubella panencephalitis. Follow-up EEG study of a case.
abstract: Progressive rubella panencephalitis is a very rare slow virus disease of the nervous system. The authors present a case, concerning a young man, aged 20 years, died 11 months after the onset of the disease. The following peculiarities of the case are emphasized: 1) the clinical symptomatology and the evolution (myoclonus, lack of cerebellar impairment) could suggest the diagnosis of SSPE; 2) the EEG recordings showed epileptiform abnormalities, long latency diffuse periodic complexes and--during interferon therapy and simultaneously with a temporary clinical improvement--the appearance of short latency anterior periodic complexes.
authors.affiliation: 1st School of Medicine, Chair of Neurophysiopathology, University of Naples.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Guizzaro
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Volpe
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lus
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bravaccio
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cotrufo
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Paolozzi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000382:microbiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000382:microbiology; D012409:Rubella / Q000150:complications*; D013344:Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D013997:Time Factors