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Acute measles encephalitis of the delayed type
Author(s) -
Lyon Gilles,
Ponsot Gérard,
Lebon Pierre
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
annals of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.764
H-Index - 296
eISSN - 1531-8249
pISSN - 0364-5134
DOI - 10.1002/ana.410020411
Subject(s) - measles , subacute sclerosing panencephalitis , encephalitis , medicine , cerebrospinal fluid , hydrocephalus , measles virus , immunology , epilepsia partialis continua , virology , pathology , epilepsy , virus , status epilepticus , vaccination , radiology , psychiatry
An acute measles encephalitis with epilepsia partialis continua occurred three months after measles in a previously healthy child with no detectable immunological defect. Levels of measles antibodies in serum and cerebrospinal fluid were high, and tubular inclusions of the type seen in subacute sclerosing panencephalitis were found in nerve cell nuclei. A communicating high‐pressure hydrocephalus developed in the later stage of the disease. This case demonstrates that measles encephalitis of the delayed type should systematically be considered in children with acute encephalitis.