title: [Rasmussen syndrome].
abstract: Authors report about a boy with Rasmussen syndrome. This is a chronic localised encephalitis with focal epileptic seizures causing progressive neurologic deficits and mental impairment. The etiology and the clinical features of the syndrome are discussed, and the diagnostic role of the new imaging modalities is emphasized. This is the first report about this entity in Hungary.
authors.affiliation: Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén Megyei Kórház-Rendelöintézet, Miskolc.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Velkey
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lombay
mesh_terms: D000212:Acyclovir / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D004828:Epilepsies, Partial / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000209:etiology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D010672:Phenytoin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013577:Syndrome; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D002220:Carbamazepine; D010672:Phenytoin; D000212:Acyclovir
vernacular_title: Rasmussen syndroma.