Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis Section: LEARNING TO TEACH How to quote Cortijo Curiel R, Castro Anguita MT. Panencefalitis esclerosante subaguda. Educare21 2012;10(8). [En línea] [fecha de acceso: 1 de octubre de 2012]. URL disponible en: http://www.enfermeria21.com/publicaciones/educare/ AuthorsRaquel Cortijo Curiel, Mª Teresa Castro Anguita Position Estudiantes de 1º de Grado en Enfermería de la Universidad de Extremadura. Contact email: racortijo@alumnos.unex.es Abstract This review article was prepared as class work in the subject of research methodology applied to nursing science, and it presents the lessons learned through a literature search on the "Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis" (SSPE) disease, its clinical manifestations, prevention of disease, possible treatments, brain areas most affected, the diagnosis of SSPE and some cases of this disease, such as a study of SSPE virus in mice, the case of an 18 year old man who died a year after being diagnosed with the disease. This last patient described shows us the importance of vaccination against the measles virus. Keywords: measles; subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE); treatmentvaccination Versión en Español Título: Panencefalitis esclerosante subaguda