Neuroimaging follow-up in a case of Rasmussen's encephalitis with dyskinesias.
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.
de Leva
Maria Fulvia
MF
Department of Neurological Sciences, Federico II University, Naples, Italy. marulvia@hotmail.com
Varrone
Andrea
A
Filla
Alessandro
A
Quarantelli
Mario
M
Bilo
Leonilda
L
Piscitelli
Valeria
V
Salvatore
Elena
E
Ammendola
Sara
S
Striano
Salvatore
S
De Michele
Giuseppe
G
Bonavita
Vincenzo
V
Pappatà
Sabina
S
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*
D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18