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Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis other diagnostic studies
Introduction
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Other Diagnostic Studies
Other Diagnostic Studies
EEG
Characteristic periodic activity is seen on EEG (this activity showing widespread cortical dysfunction); pathologically, the white matter of both the hemispheres and brainstem are affected, as well as the cerebral cortex, and eosinophilic inclusion bodies are present in the cytoplasm nuclei of neurons and glial cells.
References
References
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