Measles virus and subacute neurological disease: an unusual presentation of measles inclusion body encephalitis. Issue 8 (August 1982)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chadwick, D W; Martin, S; Buxton, P H; Tomlinson, A H
• Is Part Of: Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry. Volume 45:Issue 8(1982)
• Page Start: 680
• Page End: 684
• Publication Date: 1982-08
• Subjects: Neurology -- Periodicals; Nervous system -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Psychiatry -- Periodicals; 616.8
• DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.45.8.680
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0022-3050

Abstract

Abstract : A 20-year-old girl developed a subacute neurological illness characterized by seizures and epilepsia partialis continua, which resulted in her death within 10 weeks of her first symptom. Although she had a history of unusual reactions to viral infections, there was no evidence of any underlying disorder resulting in immunosuppression. Histopathology demonstrated the presence of dense infection with measles virus. The unusual clinical features of this cases suggest that measles virus may be responsible for a wide spectrum of neurological disease ranging from measles inclusion body encephalitis on the one hand to subacute sclerosing panencephalitis on the other.