title: Finding on brain MRI mimicking focal cortical dysplasia in early Rasmussen's encephalitis: a case report and review.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Rasmussen's encephalitis (RE) is one of the important causes of refractory seizure. The most impressive clinical manifestation of RE is epilepsia partialis continua (EPC). Others include progressive hemiparesis and neuropsychological deterioration. Currently, the best approach to RE is hemispherectomy.
  
  
  METHODS
  We describe a patient whose clinical manifestations were compatible with RE; however, the initial brain MRI was interpreted as focal cortical dysplasia over right parietal region.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The follow-up brain MRI 1 year later showed diffuse atrophy of the brain with more atrophic change in right hemisphere, and the EPC disappeared after right hemispherectomy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 112, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Kuo-Liang
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Chiang
authors.forename: Tai-Tong
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Shan-Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Kwan
authors.forename: Ting-Rong
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: Chung-Hao
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Kai-Ping
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D054220:Malformations of Cortical Development / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography
chemical_list: D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18