抄録
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a slow virus infection associated with mutant measles virus (MeV). The long-term outcome of antiviral treatments remains to be determined. We herein present a Japanese boy who was diagnosed with SSPE at 10 years of age. Intraventricular infusions of interferon-α effectively prevented the progress of symptoms during 14 years of follow-up period. Flow-cytometric analysis demonstrated higher proportion of T helper 17 cells (Th17, 18.2%) than healthy controls (4.8–14.5%) despite the normal subpopulation of peripheral lymphocytes. These data suggest that a group of patients with SSPE may show favorable responses to intraventricular infusions of interferon-α.
本文言語 | 英語 |
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論文番号 | 577656 |
ジャーナル | Journal of Neuroimmunology |
巻 | 358 |
DOI | |
出版ステータス | 出版済み - 9月 15 2021 |
!!!All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- 免疫アレルギー学
- 免疫学
- 神経学
- 臨床神経学