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Adult fulminant subacute sclerosing panencephalitis: pathological and molecular studies--a case report.
Clinical neuropathology - 1 Jan 2000
Souraud J B, Faivre A, Waku-Kouomou D, Gaillard T, Aouad N, Meaudre E, Wild F T, Fouet B, Soulard R
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Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis is an uncommon progressive neurological disorder caused by a persistent defective measles virus, typically affecting children. We describe a case of fulminant subacute sclerosing panencephalitis in a 25-year-old male. Brain tissue biopsy showed histologic evidence of encephalitis with eosinophilic intranuclear inclusion bodies (Cowdry Type A and B), intracytoplasmic inclusion...
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