Basal ganglia lesions in subacute sclerosing panencephalitis

ABSTRACT The parieto-occipital region of the brain is the most frequently and severely affected in subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE). The basal ganglia, cerebellum and corpus callosum are less commonly involved. We describe a patient with SSPE confirmed by neuropathology based on brain magn...

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Main Authors: Kelson James Almeida, Sonia Maria Dozzi Brucki, Maria Irma Seixas Duarte, Carlos Augusto Gonçalves Pasqualucci, Sérgio Rosemberg, Ricardo Nitrini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento
Series:Dementia & Neuropsychologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642012000400286&lng=en&tlng=en