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Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis: Report of two cases

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Two cases of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis are described. Both were shown to be associated with measles-virus infection. Some aspects of this rare condition are described.

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  1. School of Pathology, Trinity College, Sir Patrick Dun’s Hospital and National Children’s Hospital, Dublin

    J. J. Dinn, W. T. E. McCaughey & J. P. R. Rees

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A communication to the Section of Paediatrics, Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland, 4th February 1972

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Dinn, J.J., McCaughey, W.T.E. & Rees, J.P.R. Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis: Report of two cases. Ir J Med Sci 142, 189–197 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02950010

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