SUBACUTE SCLEROSING PANENSEPHALITIS IN CHILDREN : MANIFESTATION OF COGNITIVE DISORDERS.

Abstract

Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a group
of slowly developing infections of the central nervous system. It is a rare progressive
degenerative disease of the nervous system that occurs after a long-term measles
infection, characterized by mental retardation, movement disorders, epileptic
seizures, myoclonus, ataxia, usually develops in children aged 5-15 years, and
usually from the onset of the disease It leads to death within 1-3 years