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Rasmussen’s Encephalitis: A Report of a Tunisian Pediatric Case and Literature Review
Joint Authors
Benrhouma, Hanene
Klaa, Hedia
Rouissi, Aida
Kraoua, Ichraf
Ben Younes, Thouraya
Nagi, Sonia
Ben Youssef-Turki, Ilhem
Source
Case Reports in Neurological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-06-24
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Rasmussen’s encephalitis (RE) is a rare progressive inflammatory disease of the central nervous system.
It is characterized by unilateral hemispheric atrophy, pharmacoresistant focal seizures, and progressive neurological deficit.
The exact etiopathogenesis still remains unknown.
Brain imaging plays an important role in diagnosis and follow-up.
Fluctuation of lesions in brain imaging was reported in few cases.
Herein, we report an additional pediatric case of Rasmussen encephalitis with fluctuating changes in brain MRI.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Klaa, Hedia& Ben Younes, Thouraya& Benrhouma, Hanene& Nagi, Sonia& Rouissi, Aida& Kraoua, Ichraf…[et al.]. 2020. Rasmussen’s Encephalitis: A Report of a Tunisian Pediatric Case and Literature Review. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148936
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Klaa, Hedia…[et al.]. Rasmussen’s Encephalitis: A Report of a Tunisian Pediatric Case and Literature Review. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Klaa, Hedia& Ben Younes, Thouraya& Benrhouma, Hanene& Nagi, Sonia& Rouissi, Aida& Kraoua, Ichraf…[et al.]. Rasmussen’s Encephalitis: A Report of a Tunisian Pediatric Case and Literature Review. Case Reports in Neurological Medicine. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148936
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1148936