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Published on: April 19, 2024
[Rasmussen Encephalitis, Case Report And Review Of The Literature]
A S Sissoko1,2, C Sangaré1, A Touré3
1Université des Sciences, des Techniques et des Technologies de Bamako (USTTB), Faculté Médecine et d'Odontostomatologie, Bamako, Mali.
Abstract:
Rasmussen encephalitis is a chronic and progressive inflammatory encephalopathy, responsible for unilateral hemispheric damage causing focal epileptic seizures, hemiparesis and cognitive decline. It is an immune-mediated disease, with constant involvement of T lymphocytes. It generally progresses in three phases: a prodromal phase, an acute phase and a residual phase. The diagnostic criteria have been well established since the European consensus of 2005. Early injections of intravenous immunoglobulin and Natalizumab allowed a reduction in the frequency of seizures and cerebral inflammation. We report a case of Rasmussen encephalitis with a review of literature to shed light on this condition suffering from diagnostic delay or even diagnostic error.
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