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Dementia and Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis

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Difference between Dementia and Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis

Dementia vs. Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis

Dementia is a broad category of brain diseases that cause a long-term and often gradual decrease in the ability to think and remember that is great enough to affect a person's daily functioning. Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) is a rare and chronic form of progressive brain inflammation caused by a persistent infection with measles virus (which can be a result of a mutation of the virus itself).

Similarities between Dementia and Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis

Dementia and Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis have 4 things in common (in Unionpedia): Encephalitis, Epileptic seizure, Myoclonus, Palliative care.

Encephalitis

Encephalitis is inflammation of the brain.

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Epileptic seizure

An epileptic seizure is a brief episode of signs or symptoms due to abnormally excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain.

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Myoclonus

Myoclonus is a brief, involuntary twitching of a muscle or a group of muscles.

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Palliative care

Palliative care is a multidisciplinary approach to specialized medical and nursing care for people with life-limiting illnesses.

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Dementia and Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis Comparison

Dementia has 266 relations, while Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis has 32. As they have in common 4, the Jaccard index is 1.34% = 4 / (266 + 32).

References

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