Mahdi A H, Familusi J B
Division of Paediatric Neurology, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Ann Trop Paediatr. 1992;12(1):95-104. doi: 10.1080/02724936.1992.11747552.
The clinical features and outcome of disease in 14 cases of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) diagnosed at the King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh during an 8-year period are similar to those described elsewhere. Therapy was associated with arrest of deterioration for 2.5 years in one patient, and with survival after diagnosis for 2-7 years in four others. Many of the cases had initial misdiagnoses because of the frequently bizarre modes of presentation. It is thought that many more cases of SSPE occur in Saudi Arabia and also in many other tropical countries than are currently recognized. The establishment of national SSPE registries is advocated to improve early identification and management of cases.
在利雅得的哈立德国王大学医院8年期间诊断出的14例亚急性硬化性全脑炎（SSPE）患者的临床特征和疾病转归与其他地方描述的相似。治疗使1例患者病情恶化停止了2.5年，另外4例患者在诊断后存活了2至7年。由于发病方式常常怪异，许多病例最初被误诊。据认为，沙特阿拉伯以及许多其他热带国家发生的SSPE病例比目前公认的要多得多。提倡建立全国性的SSPE登记处，以改善病例的早期识别和管理。
