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We propose that better description and documentation of motor symptoms may facilitate earlier recognition of SSPE.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>A 4-year-old boy presented with cognitive decline and motor symptoms evolving over 6 months. The patient had a history of measles at 2 months of age. Initial investigations, conducted when he developed clinical regression and abnormal movements, were inconclusive. After a partial recovery, he relapsed with further regression, worsening of abnormal movements, and seizures. At our hospital, we diagnosed SSPE based on Dyken's criteria. EEG and EMG recordings showed movements beginning after a diffuse slow wave, followed by a flattening of the EEG line, with a typical diamond pattern on the EMG lasting 0.5 to 1\u2009second. Movements were classified as epileptic spasms.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>We propose that patients with SSPE may present epileptic spasms as the abnormal motor phenomena, and not only myoclonus. 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