Rasmussen syndrome

Also known as: Chronic focal encephalitis

Unilateral chronic focal encephalitis with intractable seizures.

Medical specialty: Neurology
Subspecialty: Neurology / Autoimmune neurology
Sex & age distribution: Male: affected; Female: affected; Children: yes, 6–10 years
Gene(s) involved: None recorded

Etiology & mechanism

Cytotoxic T-cell-mediated cortical destruction.

Gene(s) involved (0)

No gene recorded.

Symptoms & signs (5)

cognitive declineepilepsia partialis continuafocal seizureshemiparesishemispheric atrophy

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