Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis should be eliminated by measles vaccination.

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Hum Vaccin Immunother. 2017 Sep 2;13(9):2038-2040. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2017.1358582.

Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis should be eliminated by measles vaccination.

Liu WL¹ He ZX¹ Li F² He D³ Ai R¹.

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a Department of Pediatrics  Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University  Guiyang  China.

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b Department of Ophthalmology  Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University  Guiyang  China.

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c Department of Neurology  Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University  Guiyang  China.

Abstract

1 patient with SSPE at 4 y. He had had measles and measles encephalitis at 7.5 months. In China the first and the second measles immunizations are recommended at 8 months and at 18-24 months respectively. We recommend above immunizations should be given separately at 6 months and at 12-15 months.