Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis after Measles Infection
Key Points
To highlight the complications arising from measles infection in a pediatric case.
Case report of a 7-year-old boy
Evaluation of cognitive and neurological symptoms
Monitoring history of measles infection
The boy exhibited cognitive deterioration over 3 months
He experienced seizures
Infection occurred in an endemic area for measles
Abstract
A 7-year-old boy was brought to a hospital with a 3-month history of cognitive deterioration and seizures. He had contracted measles at 7 months of age while living in an area where the infection is endemic.