Article: Rasmussen's Encephalitis
Abstract:
Rasmussen’s encephalitis is a chronic inflammatory disease of unknown origin affecting one cerebral hemisphere. We report a case of a seven year old boy who presented with unilateral seizures and progressive hemiparesis.
Nibedita Mitra
Department of Paediatrics, Southern Railways head Quarter Hospital, Perambur, Chennai- 600023
G Kavitha
Department of Paediatrics, Southern Railways head Quarter Hospital, Perambur, Chennai- 600023
M Nithya
Department of Paediatrics, Southern Railways head Quarter Hospital, Perambur, Chennai- 600023
Atish Bakhne
Department of Paediatrics, Southern Railways head Quarter Hospital, Perambur, Chennai- 600023
Keywords
Partial seizures, hemiparesis, progressive cerebral hemiatrophy
Identifier
https://doi.org/10.3126/jnps.v35i3.10100
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