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Medical AI Inquiry: You were designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.
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A previously healthy 10-year-old girl is brought to the physician because of severe malaise, pink eyes, cough, and a runny nose for 3 days. She recently immigrated from Sudan and immunization records are unavailable. Her temperature is 40.1°C (104.1°F). Examination shows bilateral conjunctival injections. There are multiple bluish-gray lesions on an erythematous buccal mucosa and soft palate. This patient is at increased risk for which of the following complications?
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Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis