SSPE and Neonatal Measles

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-13-2-3

Keywords:

Sclerosing Encephalitis, Cerebellar Ataxia, Mental Deterioration

Abstract

A case of subacute sclerosing encephalitis in a child, aged 3 years 6 months, who had contracted measles from his mother on day 27 as a neonate, is reported from Akita University School of Medicine, Japan.

Published

1999-02-01

Issue

Section

Infectious/Autoimmune Disorders