title: Neuroimaging follow-up in a case of Rasmussen's encephalitis with dyskinesias.
abstract: We describe a case of adult-onset biphasic Rasmussen's encephalitis who presented seizures and left dyskinesias at the onset and, after 1 year, language disorder. Serial MRI and [(18)F] FDG-PET scans were performed showing involvement of the right cerebral hemisphere in the first phase and of the contralateral one in the second.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Sciences, Federico II University, Naples, Italy. marulvia@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Maria Fulvia
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: de Leva
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Varrone
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Filla
authors.forename: Mario
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Quarantelli
authors.forename: Leonilda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bilo
authors.forename: Valeria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Piscitelli
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Salvatore
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ammendola
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Striano
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Michele
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bonavita
authors.forename: Sabina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pappatà
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D018450:Disease Progression; D020820:Dyskinesias / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18