Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis presenting as mania

Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis presenting as mania

Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a rare, invariably fatal degenerative disease of the central nervous system developing after measles infection. Besides neurological symptoms as initial presenting symptoms, rare reports of its presentation with pure psychiatric symptoms have been report...

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Main Authors: Aggarwal Ashish, Khandelwal Ashish, Jain Manish, Jiloha R
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2011-01-01
Series:Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology
Subjects:
Manic episode
subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
periodic complex
Online Access:http://www.annalsofian.org/article.asp?issn=0972-2327;year=2011;volume=14;issue=2;spage=120;epage=121;aulast=Aggarwal
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spelling doaj-1401ca23c12d4fbc8fce39a2c9a6c4592020-11-24T22:58:16ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsAnnals of Indian Academy of Neurology0972-23271998-35492011-01-01142120121Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis presenting as maniaAggarwal AshishKhandelwal AshishJain ManishJiloha RSubacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a rare, invariably fatal degenerative disease of the central nervous system developing after measles infection. Besides neurological symptoms as initial presenting symptoms, rare reports of its presentation with pure psychiatric symptoms have been reported. We here report a case of 14 year old male who initially presented with manic symptoms and then subsequently diagnosed to be suffering from SSPE. Improtance of ruling our organic conditions is emphasized.http://www.annalsofian.org/article.asp?issn=0972-2327;year=2011;volume=14;issue=2;spage=120;epage=121;aulast=AggarwalManic episodesubacute sclerosing panencephalitisperiodic complex
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author Aggarwal Ashish
Khandelwal Ashish
Jain Manish
Jiloha R
spellingShingle Aggarwal Ashish
Khandelwal Ashish
Jain Manish
Jiloha R
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis presenting as mania
Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology
Manic episode
subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
periodic complex
author_facet Aggarwal Ashish
Khandelwal Ashish
Jain Manish
Jiloha R
author_sort Aggarwal Ashish
title Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis presenting as mania
title_short Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis presenting as mania
title_full Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis presenting as mania
title_fullStr Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis presenting as mania
title_full_unstemmed Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis presenting as mania
title_sort subacute sclerosing panencephalitis presenting as mania
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology
issn 0972-2327
1998-3549
publishDate 2011-01-01
description Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a rare, invariably fatal degenerative disease of the central nervous system developing after measles infection. Besides neurological symptoms as initial presenting symptoms, rare reports of its presentation with pure psychiatric symptoms have been reported. We here report a case of 14 year old male who initially presented with manic symptoms and then subsequently diagnosed to be suffering from SSPE. Improtance of ruling our organic conditions is emphasized.
topic Manic episode
subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
periodic complex
url http://www.annalsofian.org/article.asp?issn=0972-2327;year=2011;volume=14;issue=2;spage=120;epage=121;aulast=Aggarwal
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