Open AccessRasmussen’s encephalitis with persistent epilepsy in a young man
Author(s) -
Hoang Van Trung,
Nguyen Thanh Tam Thi,
Vo Nhu Quynh,
Chansomphou Vichit,
Trinh Cong Thao
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.3759
Subject(s) - medicine , epilepsy , encephalitis , atrophy , hemispherectomy , lateralization of brain function , right hemisphere , viral encephalitis , pediatrics , pathology , virology , psychiatry , audiology , virus
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.