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2015832

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-5-17
pubmed:abstractText
An electrophysiological follow-up was performed in a rare case of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) that from the vegetative stage had an extremely favourable course, lasting 4 years, in which clinical conditions passed, according to the Risk and Haddad scale, from stage 3 to stage 1. In this period of time, 5 CT scans and a series of EEGs, visual evoked potentials (VEPs) and brainstem auditory evoked potentials (BAEPs) were performed to investigate the correlation between clinical course and electrophysiological diagnostic data. The results showed a significant improvement in diagnostic results, directly correlated with the remission of clinical symptoms. Electrophysiological signs of improvement in VEPs were obtained before observable improvement was seen on CT scans. These results indicate that an accurate electrophysiological study (through cerebral evoked potentials) has an important role in investigating suspected cases of SSPE, in following the clinical evolution of this disease and providing prognostic data.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0014-3022
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
31
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
23-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Clinical-electrophysiological correlations in a long-term case of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis with partial clinical improvement.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Neurology, Catholic University, Rome, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports