title: Rasmussen's encephalitis: A case report.
abstract: Rasmussen's encephalitis (RE) is a rare neurological disorder of inflammatory aetiology characterised by encephalitis, intractable seizures, hemiparesis, variable motor deficits, and dementia. It is not commonly considered in the clinical differential diagnosis of a patient with a past history of a stroke-like episode presenting with status epilepticus. It is suspected mainly in children in whom the disease is more common. Here we report a case of an adult man presenting with a common symptom of seizure caused by Rasmussen's encephalitis.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Pondicherry, India.
authors: Joseph
authors: J
authors: Vimal
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Pondicherry, India.
authors: Ramesh
authors: R
authors: Nagarajan
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Pondicherry, India.
authors: Deepika
authors: D
authors: Sriram
keywords: Rasmussen’s encephalitis; viral encephalitis