Open AccessSeizure Outcomes and Reoperation in Surgical Rasmussen Encephalitis Patients
Author(s) -
Swetha J. Sundar,
Elaine Lu,
E Schmidt,
Efstathios Kondylis,
Deborah Vegh,
Matthew Poturalski,
Juan Bulacio,
Lara Jehi,
Ajay Gupta,
Elaine Wyllie,
William Bingaman
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
neurosurgery/neurosurgery online
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.455
H-Index - 198
eISSN - 1081-1281
pISSN - 0148-396X
DOI - 10.1227/neu.0000000000001958
Subject(s) - medicine , hemispherectomy , surgery , hemiparesis , epilepsy , disconnection , retrospective cohort study , epilepsy surgery , anesthesia , psychiatry , lesion , political science , law
Rasmussen encephalitis (RE) is a rare inflammatory disease affecting one hemisphere, causing progressive neurological deficits and intractable seizures.