STATUS EPILEPTICUS IN A PATIENT WITH RASMUSSEN’S ENCEPHALITIS

Autor: A. S. Kotov A.S., Yu. V. Eliseev, E. I. Semenova, Yu. V. Tokareva, M. V. Romanova, M. S. Bunak, I. G. Rudakova
Jazyk: ruština
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Alʹmanah Kliničeskoj Mediciny, Vol 44, Iss 3, Pp 363-368 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2072-0505
2587-9294
21104069
DOI: 10.18786/2072-0505-2016-44-3-363-368
Popis: We describe clinical case of Rasmussen's encephalitis in a 24-year-old woman that occurred during her hospital stay. Its clinical manifestations included a clonic movement disorder and partial epilepsy. Brain magnetic resonance imaging study showed shrinkage of her left hemisphere with signs of inflammation and scarring. An electroencephalography showed the electrophysiological characteristics of epilepsy and slowing down of the left hemisphere activity. Brain biopsy was not provided.
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