Various neurological complications of measles
• Post-measles encephalitis | Develops soon after infection, reflect an autoimmune reaction |
• Measles inclusion body encephalitis | Develops weeks or months after infection, in patients with defective cell mediated immunities like HIV infection |
• Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis | Persistent defective measles virus infection |
• Postinfectious | Acute immune reaction |
• Transverse myelitis | Rare, acute immune reaction |