Biomaterial Database

Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis: microbiological aspects. 1977

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UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008459	Measles virus	The type species of MORBILLIVIRUS and the cause of the highly infectious human disease MEASLES, which affects mostly children.	Edmonston virus
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000367	Age Factors	Age as a constituent element or influence contributing to the production of a result. It may be applicable to the cause or the effect of a circumstance. It is used with human or animal concepts but should be differentiated from AGING, a physiological process, and TIME FACTORS which refers only to the passage of time.	Age Reporting,Age Factor,Factor, Age,Factors, Age
D013344	Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis	A rare, slowly progressive encephalitis caused by chronic infection with the MEASLES VIRUS. The condition occurs primarily in children and young adults, approximately 2-8 years after the initial infection. A gradual decline in intellectual abilities and behavioral alterations are followed by progressive MYOCLONUS; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; SEIZURES; DEMENTIA; autonomic dysfunction; and ATAXIA. DEATH usually occurs 1-3 years after disease onset. Pathologic features include perivascular cuffing, eosinophilic cytoplasmic inclusions, neurophagia, and fibrous gliosis. It is caused by the SSPE virus, which is a defective variant of MEASLES VIRUS. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp767-8)	Encephalitis, Inclusion Body, Measles,Leukoencephalitis, Subacute Sclerosing,Measles Inclusion Body Encephalitis,Panencephalitis, Subacute Sclerosing,SSPE,Van Bogaert's Leukoencephalitis,Inclusion Body Encephalitis, Measles,Leukoencephalitis, Van Bogaert's,Sclerosing Leukoencephalitis, Subacute,Sclerosing Panencephalitis, Subacute,Leukoencephalitides, Subacute Sclerosing,Leukoencephalitis, Van Bogaert,Leukoencephalitis, Van Bogaerts,Panencephalitides, Subacute Sclerosing,Sclerosing Leukoencephalitides, Subacute,Sclerosing Panencephalitides, Subacute,Subacute Sclerosing Leukoencephalitides,Subacute Sclerosing Leukoencephalitis,Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitides,Van Bogaert Leukoencephalitis,Van Bogaerts Leukoencephalitis