Retinitis and dementia in a pregnant girl: an unusual case.
Eur J Paediatr Neurol
; 4(4): 177-9, 2000.
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| ID: mdl-11008261
ABSTRACT
A 14-year-old pregnant Caucasian girl presented with a 1-week history of dementia. She had presented 1 year prior with acute unilateral visual impairment and was noted to have macular degeneration of presumed infective aetiology. This evolved to a pigmentary macular lesion. During the course of the current presentation she developed myoclonic jerks. An electroencephalogram revealed periodic spike and slow wave complexes at 1-2 second intervals. Blood and cerebrospinal fluid examination showed raised anti-measles IgG antibody titres. Intrathecal synthesis of anti-measles virus antibody was demonstrated unequivocally and a diagnosis of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis was made. A healthy male infant was delivered by elective caesarean section at 33 weeks' gestation. She continued to deteriorate clinically despite treatment with intraventricular alpha-interferon. She had not had primary immunization against measles.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Complicaciones Infecciosas del Embarazo
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Panencefalitis Esclerosante Subaguda
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Coriorretinitis
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Demencia
Límite:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur J Paediatr Neurol
Asunto de la revista:
NEUROLOGIA
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PEDIATRIA
Año:
2000
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
ENGLAND
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ESCOCIA
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GB
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GREAT BRITAIN
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INGLATERRA
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REINO UNIDO
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SCOTLAND
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UK
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UNITED KINGDOM