| Preferred Name |
Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis |
| ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C85171 |
| ALT_DEFINITION |
An encephalitic disorder that occurs following a measles infection. The disease initially manifests as personality changes, and then progresses to muscle spasms and seizures, possibly death. |
| code |
C85171 |
| Concept_In_Subset |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C189762 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C118464 |
| Contributing_Source |
MedDRA NICHD |
| DEFINITION |
A rare, slowly progressive post-infectious neurological disorder affecting the central nervous system. It is characterized by seizures, ataxia, myoclonus, personality changes, spasticity, and coma. The symptoms appear several years following measles infection at an early age. |
| FULL_SYN |
Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis SSPE |
| label |
Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis |
| Maps_To |
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis |
| Preferred_Name |
Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis |
| prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C85171 |
| prefLabel |
Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis |
| Semantic_Type |
Disease or Syndrome |
| UMLS_CUI |
C0038522 |
| subClassOf |