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Decerebrate dementia

Introduction: Decerebrate dementia

Description of Decerebrate dementia

Decerebrate dementia (medical condition): A progressive neurological disorder involving inflammation of the brain caused...more »

See also:

Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis:
  »Introduction: Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis
  »Symptoms of Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis
  »Causes of Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis
  »Treatments for Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis

Decerebrate dementia: Related Topics

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Decerebrate dementia as a Disease

Decerebrate dementia: Another name for Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis
  »Symptoms of Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis
  »Causes of Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis
  »Treatments for Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis

Decerebrate dementia: Related Diseases

Decerebrate dementia: Decerebrate dementia is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

Causes of Decerebrate dementia

Some of the causes of Decerebrate dementia are included in the list below:

  • Measles - SSPE is a reaction that occurs many years after measles exposure, often 2-10 years.

Read more about causes of Decerebrate dementia (Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis)

Symptoms of Decerebrate dementia (Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis)

Some of the symptoms of Decerebrate dementia incude:

See full list of 21 symptoms of Decerebrate dementia (Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis)

Treatments for Decerebrate dementia (Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis)

Treatments for Decerebrate dementia (Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis) include:

Read more about treatments for Decerebrate dementia

Treatment of Decerebrate dementia: For more treatment information about Decerebrate dementia, see treatment of Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (Decerebrate dementia)

Decerebrate dementia: Article Excerpts about Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis

Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is caused by a reaction to the measles virus. It can... (Source: excerpt from NINDS Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis Information Page: NINDS)

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