title: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis.
abstract: A 7-year-old boy with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, receiving antiretroviral drugs for 2 years, presented with a recent onset of myoclonic jerks and cognitive deterioration. On examination, he manifested myoclonic jerks once every 10-15 seconds. His electroencephalogram indicated periodic complexes, and his cerebrospinal fluid tested positive for measles antibodies.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Neurology, Department of Pediatrics, Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, Bangalore, Karnataka, India. drknvraju@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Vykuntaraju K N
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Gowda
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sukanya
authors.lastname: Shivananda
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002648:Child; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013344:Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology