Measles virus can give three different forms of infections in the central nervous system.
These are acute postinfectious encephalitis, acute progressive infectious encephalitis, and
subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE). The postinfectious acute disease is interpreted
to reflect an autoimmune reaction. The acute progressive form of brain disease, also referred
to as inclusion body encephalitis, reflects a direct attack by the virus under conditions of
yielding cell-mediated immunity. The late progressive form of encephalitis (SSPE) has been …