Patients With Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis in Japan: A 2022 Nationwide Survey.

Hisao OkabeKoichi HashimotoSakurako NoritoYohei KumeMina ChishikiShunji HasegawaYasunari SakaiKeiko NomuraTakashi ShibataYasuhiro SuzukiTomimasa SunagawaMasaki TakaoMitsuaki Hosoya

Published in: The Pediatric infectious disease journal (2023)

Decreased measles cases in Japan reduced new SSPE cases. However, surviving patients in 2022 had advanced disease stages and needed medical care. Male sex and early measles infection were significantly associated with disease progression.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors