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Dramatic Response to Intravenous Immunoglobulin Treatment of Epilepsia Partialis Continua: A Phenomenon Observed in Older Age

Archives of Epilepsy, 2015
Rasmussen’s encephalitis is characterized by treatment-resistant focal episodes and is generally observed during childhood, rarely occurring in adults. An 83-year-old man with involuntary contractions in his left arm and leg was brought to emergency care.
Nilgün ERTEN, Duran YAZICI, Onur AKSOY
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Central nervous system lymphatic unit, immunity, and epilepsy : Is there a link? [PDF]

, 2019
Summary The recent definition of a network of lymphatic vessels in the meninges surrounding the brain and the spinal cord has advanced our knowledge on the functional anatomy of fluid movement within the central nervous system (CNS).
Abbott, Abbott, Abbott, Absinta, Al Nimer, Ali, Alitalo, Amor, Andrian, Antila, Aspelund, Bar-Klein, Barker, Bauer, Bauer, Betterman, Bhowmik, Bien, Brinker, Brouillard, Carare, Carare, Cserr, Daneman, Decker, Engel, Engelhardt, Frigerio, Galea, Gendelman, Giannoni, Granata, Guo, Haraldsen, Harling-Berg, Hawkins, Hladky, Hladky, Huggenberger, Iliff, Irani, Jones, Kandratavicius, Karaman, Kataru, Kerchner, Kesler, Kida, Kim, Klement, Kuo, Lancaster, Lei, Li, Liang, Liu, Lonser, Louveau, Louveau, Louveau, Maggio, Makinen, Marchi, Marchi, Marchi, Marchi, Marchi, Mendes, Molteni, Monti, Omalu, Omalu, Pardo, Perry, Plog, Podgrabinska, Puvenna, Rasmussen, Roberson, Robitaille, Saletti, Sarnat, Scheffer, Schwab, Sen, Shirai, Shultz, Sotiropoulos, Stamatovic, Szentistvanyi, Szuba, Tammela, Thom, Thomas, Tomkins, Tomkins, Urra, Varadkar, Vazana, Vezzani, Vincent, Visuri, Vos, Walsh, Walsh, Weller, Widner, Wilson, Zheng   +108 more
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Nicht beeinflusst oder nicht beachtet? Neue Blickwinkel auf die kontraläsionale Hemisphäre bei Rasmussen-Enzephalitis : Eine morphometrische MRT-Studie [PDF]

, 2020
Die Rasmussen-Enzephalitis ist eine durch unihemisphärische progressive Atrophie gekennzeichnete, autoimmun vermittelte Erkrankung des Gehirns. Obwohl die zugrundeliegende Pathologie als strikt auf eine Hemisphäre begrenzt angesehen wird, haben ...
Prillwitz, Conrad Christoffer
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A case of Rasmussen's encephalitis with an atypical presentation

Journal of Dr. NTR University of Health Sciences, 2020
Rasmussen's encephalitis (RE) is a chronic neurological disorder characterized by unilateral inflammation of the cerebral cortex leading to severe focal seizures, progressive loss of cognition, and neurological deficits in the affected hemisphere.
M A Rahman, N S Vithal Rao, Lakshmi Manasa Perumalla   +2 more
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Rasmussen’s encephalitis with adult onset

Анналы клинической и экспериментальной неврологии, 2017
Rasmussens encephalitis (RE) is a rare inflammatory brain disease characterized by severe intractable epilepsy and unilateral progressive motor defect associated with contralateral hemispheric atrophy.
A. S. Kotov, I. G. Rudakova, S. V. Kotov, Yu. A. Belova   +3 more
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Progress in autoimmune epileptic encephalitis [PDF]

, 2016
Purpose of review Autoimmune epileptic encephalopathy is a potentially treatable neurological syndrome characterized by the coexistence of a neuronal antibody in serum and, often, cerebrospinal fluid.
Andrade, Armangue, Bien, Bien, Bien, Boesebeck, Brenner, Buckley, da Silva-Junior FP, Castro, Dalmau, Dalmau, Dogan Onugoren, Flanagan, Florance, Gall, Gaspard, Goodkin, Hoftberger, Hoftberger, Hughes, Irani, Irani, Irani, Irani, Irani, Jeffery, Khawaja, Kim, Klang, Lai, Lai, Lalic, Lancaster, Lesca, Li, Lim, Linnoila, Moscato, Ohkawa, Pakozdy, Peng, Petit-Pedrol, Pettingill, Planaguma, Pruss, Ramanathan, Rathakrishnan, Rogers, Rujescu, Schmitt, Striano, Suleiman, Suleiman, Titulaer, Titulaer, Toledano, Toledano, Varadkar, Veciana, Viaccoz, Vincent, Watson, Wilder-Smith, Wright, Wright   +64 more
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MRI findings in the diagnosis and monitoring of rasmussen's encephalitis Achados de RM no diagnóstico e monitorização da encefalite de Rasmussen

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2009
Rasmussen's encephalitis is a devastating syndrome of multifocal brain dysfunction and focal seizures. Magnetic resonance (MR) findings, associated with clinical data and electroencephalogram (EEG), may indicate the diagnosis and could be an indicative ...
Andréia V. Faria, Fabiano Reis, Guilherme C. Dabus, Verônica A. Zanardi, Marilisa M. Guerreiro, Fernando Cendes   +5 more
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Autoimmune epilepsy [PDF]

, 2022
Investigation of autoimmune epilepsy (AIE) has been attracting increasingly more attention due to discovery of neuronal antibodies and improved understanding of the mechanisms related to such immune-mediated syndromes.
A. A. Usoltseva, D. V. Dmitrenko, E. A. Kantimirova, О. S. Shilkina, Т. I. Prusova   +4 more
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Management of two cases of Rasmussen's Encephalitis at the department of pediatric neurology at the FANN National Hospital in Dakar, Senegal [PDF]

, 2021
Rasmussen encephalitis is a rare autoimmune disease first described in the late 50s. It diagnosis requires multidisciplinary participation around the neuropediatrician.
DIOP SENE, Marième Soda, MBAYE, Khalifa Ababacar, Ndiaye, Moustapha, NDONG, Marie Émilie Yande, SANTOS, Mame Maïmouna, Saphou Damon, Michel-Arnaud   +5 more
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Diagnostic algorithm for children presenting with epilepsia partialis continua [PDF]

, 2020
Objective: To characterize a cohort of children with epilepsia partialis continua (EPC) and develop a diagnostic algorithm incorporating key differential diagnoses.
Aylett, S, Bhate, S, Boyd, S, Carr, L, Cross, JH, D'Arco, F, Das, K, DeVile, C, Eltze, C, Hacohen, Y, Hassell, J, Hemingway, C, Kaliakatsos, M, O'Callaghan, F, Prabhakar, P, Robinson, R, Rossor, T, Surana, S, Varadkar, S   +18 more
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