SSPE
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- noun
- /ˌɛsˌɛsˌpiˈi/
- Specialized
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SSPE
- Parents should be aware that SSPE can develop years after a child has measles.
Examples
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Vaccination against measles is crucial in preventing cases of SSPE in children.
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The neurologist diagnosed the child with SSPE after noting progressive cognitive decline and neurological symptoms.
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Despite intensive treatment, most patients with SSPE have a poor prognosis.
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Doctors diagnosed her with SSPE after several tests.
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What are the symptoms of SSPE?
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The doctors confirmed that the child was diagnosed with SSPE after suffering persistent neurological symptoms.
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Research shows that SSPE often affects children who had a mild case of measles.
Synonyms
A rare long-term brain infection caused by the measles virus that gets worse and often kills children and teenagers
A rare slow brain disease after measles in childhood that gets worse and often kills
A rare brain infection after measles that slowly damages thinking and movement
A rare long-lasting brain infection from measles that mainly affects children and young adults and often kills within three years
A rare brain illness that slowly gets worse after measles and often causes death in young people
A brain inflammation after measles that slowly gets worse in young people and usually causes death within a few years
A rare long-lasting brain inflammation after measles in children and young adults that slowly gets worse and often causes death
A rare brain illness from measles that slowly gets worse and often kills children
Surface Forms
Etymology
SSPE is a short form of the medical name subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, which tells you what the disease does: subacute means 'not sudden', sclerosing means 'becoming hard', and panencephalitis means 'inflammation of the whole brain'. So, SSPE is a rare, slowly worsening inflammation of the brain often following measles, which is why measles vaccination helps prevent it.