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Silent casualties from the measles outbreak in South Africa

Christine Albertyn, Helen van der Plas, Diana Hardie, Sally Candy, Tamiwe Tomoka, Edward B LeePan, Jeannine M Heckmann

Authors' affiliations

Christine Albertyn, University of Cape Town

Helen van der Plas, University of Cape Town

Diana Hardie, University of Cape Town

Sally Candy, University of Cape Town

Tamiwe Tomoka, University of Cape Town

Edward B LeePan, University of Cape Town

Jeannine M Heckmann, University of Cape Town

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Keywords

Subacute measles encephalitis; Epilepsia partialis continua; Focal motor seizures; polioencephalopathy; focal cerebritis

Cite this article

South African Medical Journal 2011;101(5):313,314-317.

Article History

Date submitted: 2010-10-24
Date published: 2011-05-06

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