A Case of Long-term Follow-up Rasmussen's Encephalitis.
- Author:
Ji Yoon KIM
1
;
Joon Sang YOO
;
Yang Je CHO
;
Sang Hyung JANG
;
Kyoung HEO
;
Byung In LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Neurology, University of Yonsei College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. kheo@yuhs.ac
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Rasmussen encephalitis;
Seizure
- MeSH:
Adult;
Encephalitis;
Epilepsia Partialis Continua;
Female;
Follow-Up Studies;
Humans;
Paresis;
Seizures
- From:Journal of Korean Epilepsy Society
2008;12(1):55-58
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Rasmussen encephalitis (RE) is a rare, severe, and progressive disorder characterized by focal motor seizures, epilepsia partialis continua, hemiparesis, and intellectual decline. Although clinical features of RE are heterogenous, the progression of the disease is generally divided into three stages which are prodromal, acute, residual stages. We report a 29-year-old woman who had shown typical progression of the disease but preserved cognitive function during a longterm follow-up.
