Neurology · Neurology / Epilepsy; Neuroimmunology
Rasmussen encephalitis
also: chronic focal encephalitis; Rasmussen syndrome
Rare progressive unilateral cerebral hemisphere inflammation with refractory focal seizures.
- 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
- Alternative names & eponyms
- chronic focal encephalitis; Rasmussen syndrome
Etiology & mechanism
Cytotoxic T-cell mediated inflammation of one hemisphere; cause unknown.
Gene(s) involved (0)
No gene recorded for this syndrome.
Symptoms & signs (5)
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3 shared
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cognitive decline, epilepsia partialis continua, focal seizures
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