Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a progressive neuroinflammatory disease associated with persistent measles virus infection and can have a latency of many years. In this video, NEJM Editorial Fellow Katerina Lin, MD, describes a clinical case involving a 7-year-old boy.

Search "Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis" at NEJM.org to learn more.

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