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. 2016 Jan 20;16(3):366–375. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(15)00524-1

Table 2.

Age and outcomes of patients with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis cases during pregnancy

Time of delivery (gestational weeks) Patient presentation Treatment Patient outcome Child outcome
14 years16 33 Progressive confusion and visual loss Interferon alfa (6 weeks) Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis stage 4 Healthy at 5 months
15 years 38 Not reported Confusion None Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis stage 4 Healthy at 3 years
15 years 39 30 Confusion Not reported Alive; subacute sclerosing panencephalitis stage not reported Healthy infant
16 years 40 30 Progressive confusion and visual loss None Death Death 4 days after birth
18 years 41 Last trimester Confusion None Death Healthy
18 years 42 Last trimester Confusion None Death Intrauterine death
19 years 43 36 Progressive confusion and visual loss None Death Intrauterine death
19 years 39 30 Confusion Not reported Death Healthy
19 years 43 38 Progressive confusion and visual loss None Death Healthy at 5 years
20 years 44 26 Progressive confusion and visual loss None Death Intrauterine death
20 years 43 Last trimester Progressive confusion and visual loss None Death Healthy
20 years 45 35 Confusion Prednisone Stabilised subacute sclerosing panencephalitis stage 4 Healthy at 15 months
20 years 46 40 Confusion and myoclonus Interferon alfa-2b (5 weeks) Death Not reported
20 years 47 28 Progressive confusion and visual loss Interferon alfa (6 weeks) Stabilised subacute sclerosing panencephalitis stage 4 Healthy at 7 months
21 years 48 34 Confusion None Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis stage 4 Death within 24 h
21 years 49 31 Myoclonus Isoprinosine Death Death at 3 years
24 years 42 Second month Confusion None Death Intrauterine death
27 years 41 33 Progressive confusion and visual loss None Stabilised subacute sclerosing panencephalitis stage 4 Healthy
29 years (patient described in this Grand Round) 31 Confusion Plasmapheresis; intravenous immunoglobulin; rituximab Death Healthy at 1 year
34 years 50 40 Progressive confusion and visual loss Interferon alfa-2b (6 weeks) Stabilised subacute sclerosing panencephalitis stage 3 Healthy
Age not specified “young”2 33 Confusion Methylprednisone; dexamethasone Death Healthy
Age not specified “young”51 Third trimester Not reported Not reported Not reported Not reported