Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (SSPE), a rare and devastating neurological complication of measles, can emerge years after the initial infection, progressively impairing a child’s brain function, movement and independence. 

Despite advances in understanding the disease, it remains without a definitive cure and continues to pose difficult medical and emotional challenges for affected families. In part eight of a nine-part series on SSPE, mid-day speaks to medical experts, who shed light on various facets of the condition.