A Study of Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis in Kenya

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Abstract
A retrospective study was made over 5 yr of 53 patients, who presented with subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. The clinical, EEG and serological findings are similar to those found in other studies. As identified by epidemiological studies elsewhere, the factors which are likely to have a bearing on the etiology of the disease are prevalent throughout Kenya, yet there is a strong rural distribution of cases in this study. No cases were reported from the Masai tribe. These features are discussed with regard to the possible implications for the etiology of the disease.