Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis still occurring in South Africa: Clinicians need to remain vigilant

Shakti Pillay; Ronald van Toorn; Tracy Kilborn; Alvin Ndondo; Brian Eley; Jo Wilmshurst

doi:10.7196/SAMJ.2016.v106i5.10630

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Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis still occurring in South Africa: Clinicians need to remain vigilant

Shakti Pillay, Ronald van Toorn, Tracy Kilborn, Alvin Ndondo, Brian Eley, Jo Wilmshurst

Authors' affiliations

Shakti Pillay, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Ronald van Toorn, Paediatric Neurology, Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa

Tracy Kilborn, Department of Radiology, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa

Alvin Ndondo, Paediatric Neurology Unit, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Brian Eley, Paediatric Infectious Diseases Department, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Jo Wilmshurst, Paediatric Neurology Unit, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital and Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa