Subacute slerosing panencephalitis (SSPE): management
Evidence-based neurology checklist on subacute slerosing panencephalitis (sspe): management: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): location of high intensity lesions Parietooccipital typically Corpus callosum Basal ganglia Cerebellum Brainstem including isolated pontine involvement Magnetic resonance…
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): location of high intensity lesions
- Parietooccipital typically
- Corpus callosum
- Basal ganglia
- Cerebellum
- Brainstem including isolated pontine involvement
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): other features
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis
Other investigations
Treatment
References
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