Rasmussen’s encephalitis presenting as progressive parietal dysfunction sans seizures

•Rasmussen’s encephalitis may present with progressive cortical deficits like apraxia.•In adult-onset cases, seizures may not occur in RE unlike the pediatric population.•RE should be considered when progressive hemiatrophy dominates the clinical picture.

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Published in:Seizure (London, England) England), 2019-10, Vol.71, p.219-221
Main Authors: Garg, Divyani, Agarwal, Ayush, Dash, Deepa, Mahajan, Swati, Singh, Rajesh Kumar, Bhatia, Rohit, Tripathi, Manjari
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Apraxia
Atrophy - pathology
Autoimmune
Brain - pathology
Cognitive Dysfunction - etiology
Encephalitis
Encephalitis - complications
Encephalitis - pathology
Hemiatrophy
Humans
Male
Muscle Weakness - etiology
Parietal lobe
Rasmussen’s encephalitis
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Summary:•Rasmussen’s encephalitis may present with progressive cortical deficits like apraxia.•In adult-onset cases, seizures may not occur in RE unlike the pediatric population.•RE should be considered when progressive hemiatrophy dominates the clinical picture.
ISSN:1059-1311
1532-2688
DOI:10.1016/j.seizure.2019.08.001