Subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis: A rare chronic form of brain inflammation that is associated with the measles virus. The patient usually appears to have a full recovery after the measles infection with symptoms developing usually between two and eight years after the infection. The condition tends to affect children and young adults mainly. The disease process involves the degeneration of the protective nerve sheaths (myelin) in the brain. Measles immunization is the most effective way of preventing the development of this complication of measles. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis is available below.
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Prognosis for Subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis: The condition is usually fatal but survival is not impossible.
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A rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults; death usually occurs within three years; characterized by primary measles infection before the age of two years - (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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