A Case of Rasmussen Encephalitis: The Differential Diagnoses and Role of Diagnostic Imaging
Rasmussen encephalitis is an extremely rare chronic inflammatory neurodegenerative disease affecting a single cerebral hemisphere, causing progressive neurological deterioration and intractable seizures. Imaging plays an important role in diagnosis by demonstrating focal or unihemispheric involvemen...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oman Medical Specialty Board
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Oman Medical Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.omjournal.org/fultext_PDF.aspx?DetailsID=482&type=fultext |
| Summary: | Rasmussen encephalitis is an extremely rare chronic inflammatory neurodegenerative disease affecting a single cerebral hemisphere, causing progressive neurological deterioration and intractable seizures. Imaging plays an important role in diagnosis by demonstrating focal or unihemispheric involvement and excluding other possible causes. Here, we report a case of Rasmussen encephalitis with an update on recent diagnostic criteria and emphasis on differential diagnoses which can be excluded on imaging. |
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| ISSN: | 1999-768X 2070-5204 |