Misdirection due to early magnetoencephalographic presentation and management in Rasmussen encephalitis: a case report [PDF]
Frontiers in Neurology, 2023 Rasmussen encephalitis is a rare and unexplained chronic brain hemispheric inflammatory disease. We report a case of epilepsy in which magnetoencephalography showed dipoles localized only in the operculum.
Jinkun Han, Xiaotong Fan, Sichang Chen
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A Case Report of Rasmussen Encephalitis and its Stages: The Important Role of Imaging [PDF]
Global Pediatric Health, 2023 Relatively rare, Rasmussen encephalitis is a chronic inflammatory disease conditioning a single cerebral hemisphere. It is a progressive pathology with different stages clinically and on MRI.
El Harras Yahya MD +5 more
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Rasmussen Encephalitis: Clinical Features, Pathophysiology, and Management Strategies—A Comprehensive Literature Review [PDF]
MedicinaRasmussen encephalitis (RE) is a rare and progressive form of chronic encephalitis that typically affects one hemisphere of the brain and primarily occurs in pediatric individuals.
Ana Leticia Fornari Caprara +2 more
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2-[18F]-FDG PET/CT in rasmussen encephalitis: guiding diagnosis and treatment in a young adult with sudden onset [PDF]
Asia Oceania Journal of Nuclear Medicine and BiologyRasmussen encephalitis (RE) is a rare condition characterized by a chronic inflammatory disorder due to unilateral inflammation of the cerebral cortex.
Maria Mattoli +3 more
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Molecular and spatial heterogeneity of microglia in Rasmussen encephalitis [PDF]
Acta Neuropathologica Communications, 2022 Rasmussen encephalitis (RE) is a rare childhood neurological disease characterized by progressive unilateral loss of function, hemispheric atrophy and drug-resistant epilepsy.
Jesse J. Westfall +13 more
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Aberrant activation of the mTOR signaling pathway in Rasmussen encephalitis [PDF]
Scientific ReportsThis study aimed to delineate the mechanistic target of the rapamycin (mTOR) pathway in the brain tissue of patients with Rasmussen encephalitis (RE) compared to individuals without epilepsy and those with focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) to identify ...
Jiao Qiao +14 more
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MRI in Late-Onset Rasmussen Encephalitis: A Long-Term Follow-Up Study [PDF]
Diagnostics, 2022 Late-onset Rasmussen encephalitis (LoRE) is a rare unihemispheric progressive inflammatory disorder causing neurological deficits and epilepsy. The long-term radiological evolution has never been fully described. We retrospectively analyzed the MR images
Fabio Martino Doniselli +8 more
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A Special Case of Relapsing–Remitting Bilateral Encephalitis: Without Epilepsy, but Responding to Rituximab and with a Brain Biopsy Coinciding with Rasmussen Encephalitis [PDF]
Brain Sciences, 2022 A nine-year-old boy manifested with headache, progressive mild cognitive decline and hemiparesis, but without clinical epileptic seizures (with abnormal EEG waves).
Pei Liu +7 more
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Functional Hemispherectomy for Rasmussen Encephalitis in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: A Case Report [PDF]
International Medical Case Reports JournalMohammed Alshurem1,2 1Neurology Department, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Saudi Arabia; 2Neuroscience Research Department, Institute of Research and Medical Consultation, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University ...
Alshurem M
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Neurological rehabilitation for a patient with chronic Rasmussen encephalitis: a case report [PDF]
Dementia & Neuropsychologia, 2021 Rasmussen encephalitis is a rare disease consisting of a chronic, slowly progressive inflammatory reaction of brain tissues. The objective of this study was to describe the case of an 18-year-old female patient, studying on the fourth grade of elementary
Nariana Mattos Figueiredo Sousa +2 more
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