Dyke-Davidoff-Masson syndrome: main clinical and radiological findings-systematic literature review

MBA Rondão, BRRHS Hsu, RS Centeno… - … : European Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT Introduction Dyke-Davidoff-Masson syndrome (DDMS), or cerebral
hemiatrophy, was first described in 1933. It is characterised by cerebral injury that causes …

[HTML][HTML] Rasmussen's encephalitis: from immune pathogenesis towards targeted-therapy

A Orsini, T Foiadelli, N Carli, G Costagliola, B Masini… - Seizure, 2020 - Elsevier
Rasmussen encephalitis (RE) is a unilateral hemispheric encephalitis whose main clinical
features include refractory focal epilepsy or epilepsia partialis continua, hemiparesis, and …

Microglia play beneficial roles in multiple experimental seizure models

S Gibbs‐Shelton, J Benderoth, RP Gaykema, J Straub… - Glia, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Seizure disorders are common, affecting both the young and the old. Currently available
antiseizure drugs are ineffective in a third of patients and have been developed with a focus …

[HTML][HTML] Immune mechanisms in epileptogenesis: update on diagnosis and treatment of autoimmune epilepsy syndromes

J Flammer, T Neziraj, S Rüegg, AK Pröbstel - Drugs, 2023 - Springer
Seizures and epilepsy can result from various aetiologies, yet the underlying cause of
several epileptic syndromes remains unclear. In that regard, autoimmune-mediated …

Imaging of central nervous system autoimmune, paraneoplastic, and neuro-rheumatologic disorders

LA Wahed, TA Cho - CONTINUUM: Lifelong Learning in …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE This article provides an overview of the imaging modalities used in the
evaluation of central nervous system (CNS) autoimmune, paraneoplastic, and neuro …

Rasmussen's encephalitis: mechanisms update and potential therapy target

C Tang, G Luan, T Li - Therapeutic Advances in Chronic …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Rasmussen's encephalitis (RE) is rare neurological diseases characterized as epilepsia
partialis continua, invariably hemiparesis, and cognitive impairment. This disease is …

Immunomodulation with azathioprine therapy in Rasmussen syndrome: A multimodal evaluation

S Pellegrin, T Baldeweg, S Pujar, F D'Arco… - Neurology, 2021 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To verify safety and efficacy of the corticosteroid-sparing drug azathioprine (AZA)
in Rasmussen syndrome (RS), we retrospectively analyzed a cohort of patients with RS …

[HTML][HTML] Insights on cognitive reorganization after hemispherectomy in Rasmussen's encephalitis. A narrative review

A Borne, M Perrone-Bertolotti… - Reviews in the …, 2024 - degruyter.com
Rasmussen's encephalitis is a rare neurological pathology affecting one cerebral
hemisphere, therefore, posing unique challenges. Patients may undergo hemispherectomy …

Globally altered microstructural properties and network topology in Rasmussen's encephalitis

NR Held, T Bauer, JT Reiter, C Hoppe… - Brain …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Rasmussen's encephalitis is an immune-mediated brain disorder characterised by
progressive unilateral cerebral atrophy, neuroinflammation, drug-resistant seizures and …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical characteristics and neuroimaging findings of seven patients with Dyke Davidoff Masson syndrome

B Wang, W Jiang, W Yan, J Tian, J Xu, Y Li, Y Zhao… - BMC neurology, 2021 - Springer
Background DDMS is a rare disease diagnosed by clinical and radiological characteristics.
But the complexity of radiological and clinical manifestations of DDMS has become a …