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Chronic focal encephalitis (Rasmussen syndrome): six cases
J H Piatt1, P A Hwang, D C Armstrong
1Division of Neurosurgery, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Epilepsia
|May 1, 1988
Summary
Seven percent of epilepsy patients undergoing surgery showed inflammation, resembling Rasmussen syndrome. This condition is linked to poor seizure control and neurological outcomes.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Neurosurgery
- Pathology
Background:
- Medically intractable epilepsy poses significant challenges.
- Selective cortical excision is a treatment option for severe epilepsy.
- Rasmussen syndrome is a rare, chronic encephalitis affecting the brain.