title: Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis--a Pakistan perspective.
abstract: Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) remains a problem in areas of the world where measles virus is prevalent because of a lack of commitment to universal vaccination. We recently studied 89 cases compatible with a clinical diagnosis of SSPE and tested for antibody in serum or cerebrospinal fluid for measles virus. Eleven cases were confirmed to be SSPE on the basis of strongly supportive laboratory data.
authors.affiliation: Department of Virology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. talawaqar@yahoo.com
authors.lastname: Tariq WUZ
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Waqar
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ghani
mesh_terms: D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D010154:Pakistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013344:Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral