Rasmussen encephalitis

Also known as: chronic focal encephalitis; Rasmussen syndrome

Rare progressive unilateral cerebral hemisphere inflammation with refractory focal seizures.

Medical specialty: Neurology
Subspecialty: Neurology / Epilepsy; Neuroimmunology
Sex & age distribution: Male: affected; Female: affected equally; Children: yes, onset typically 6 years (range 1–14); adult cases rare
Gene(s) involved: None recorded

Etiology & mechanism

Cytotoxic T-cell mediated inflammation of one hemisphere; cause unknown.

Gene(s) involved (0)

No gene recorded.

Symptoms & signs (5)

cognitive declineepilepsia partialis continuafocal seizureshemispheric atrophy (mri)progressive hemiparesis

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