Abnormal immune response to measles virus

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rosing_Panencephalitis

....occurs more often in boys than girls

....The condition begins with behavioral changes, memory loss,

irritability, and problems with school work.

....As the neurological damage increases, the child experiences

seizures, involuntary movements, and further neurological

deterioration. Eventually, the child starts suffering from

progressive dementia.

.....The optic nerve begins to shrink and weaken (atrophy) and

subsequently the child becomes blind.

....Blood tests and spinal fluid reveal high levels of antibodies to

measles virus, and there is a characteristically abnormal

electroencephalogram (EEG), or brain wave test.

It's not hard to see why my son is so sick, given his high markers

for Rubeola (measles).

--penumbra