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| Positive response to immunomodulatory therapy in an adult patient with Rasmussen's encephalitis. |
Positive response to immunomodulatory therapy in an adult patient with Rasmussen's encephalitis. Villani F, Spreafico R, Farina L, Giovagnoli AR, Bernasconi P, Granata T, Avanzini G. Division of Clinical Neurophysiology and Epileptology, Istituto Nazionale Neurologico "C. Besta," Milan, Italy. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Rasmussen's encephalitis (RE) is a rare and progressive neurologic condition of uncertain etiology that typically has a childhood onset. The authors describe a 45-year-old woman with adult-onset progressive aphasia, right hemiparesis, severe drug refractory epilepsy, and left cerebral hemisphere atrophy. High-dose corticosteroids and plasmapheresis were not effective. She improved with high-dose therapy with human IV immunoglobulin. Publication Types:
PMID: 11160964 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] |
