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Doctor will ask about child's symptoms and medical history.
Physical exams will be done
Body fluids may be tested
Electrocardiogram, CT and MRI scan may be used
Mild mental Deterioration; such as memory loss, changes in behavior, such irritability, followed by disturbances in motor function, including uncontrollable involuntary jerking movements of the head, trunk or limbs. Seizures might also occur.
SSPE: Is a progressive neurological disorder of children and young adults that effects the central nervous system (CNS). It is a gradual break down of nerve cells from constant swelling.
There aren't any treatments that can cure this disease, but there are drugs that can halt progression of the disease
Age; 5-15 years old
Gender; Male
Measles infection in infancy
Not being vaccinated against measles
Ethnicity; Arabs and Sephardic Jews and Caucasians have a higher chance
individuals may lose the ability to walk as there muscles stiffens or spasm. There is a progressive deterioration to a comatose (coma) state and then to a vegetative state. Death is usually the result of fever, heart failure or the brains inability to continue controlling the autonomic nervous system
Measles vaccine is the only prevention. It is generally given at 12-15 months of age and again at 4-6 or 11-12 years.
Most individuals will die within 1-3 years of diagnosis.
Work Cited
http://www.med.nyu.edu/content?ChunkIID=230558
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/subacute_panencephalitis/subacute_panencephalitis.htm
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