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Serial MRI was performed on a 15 year old girl with Subacute Sclerosing Pan-encephalitis (SSPE). After a period of remission she entered a phase of progressive deterioration. A repeat MRI showed significant resolution of the previous abnormalities. Her pathology and MRI scans are discussed.
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Winer, J.B., Pires, M., Kermode, A. et al. Resolving MRI abnormalities with progression of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. Neuroradiology 33, 178–180 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00588264
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