Rasmussen's encephalitis with persistent epilepsy in a young man

Clin Case Rep. 2021 Jan 9;9(3):1795-1796. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3759. eCollection 2021 Mar.

Abstract

Rasmussen's encephalitis (RE) is an uncommon cause of the seizure. Important key findings of RE include intractable seizure activity in children, progressive atrophy of the involved hemisphere, and small hemisphere with the large ventricle.

Keywords: chronic neurological disorder; hemimegalencephaly; persistent seizures; rasmussen's encephalitis.