Pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of Rasmussen encephalitis: a European consensus statement

CG Bien, T Granata, C Antozzi, JH Cross, O Dulac… - Brain, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Rasmussen encephalitis (RE) is a rare but severe immune-mediated brain disorder leading
to unilateral hemispheric atrophy, associated progressive neurological dysfunction and …

Rasmussen encephalitis: an update

KC Cay-Martinez, RA Hickman… - Seminars in …, 2020 - thieme-connect.com
Rasmussen encephalitis (RE) is a rare, devastating, progressive pediatric epilepsy. First
described 60 years ago, RE continues to present challenges in diagnosis and management …

Rasmussen encephalitis: incidence and course under randomized therapy with tacrolimus or intravenous immunoglobulins

CG Bien, H Tiemeier, R Sassen, S Kuczaty… - …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Rasmussen encephalitis (RE) leads to progressive tissue and function loss of one
brain hemisphere and often intractable epilepsy. This is the first randomized prospective …

Anti–tumor necrosis factor alpha therapy (adalimumab) in rasmussen's encephalitis: an open pilot study

S Lagarde, N Villeneuve, A Trébuchon, E Kaphan… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Rasmussen's encephalitis (RE) is a severe chronic inflammatory brain disease
affecting one cerebral hemisphere and leading to drug‐resistant epilepsy, progressive …

Rasmussen's encephalitis: clinical features, pathobiology, and treatment advances

S Varadkar, CG Bien, CA Kruse, FE Jensen… - The Lancet …, 2014 - thelancet.com
Rasmussen's encephalitis is a rare chronic neurological disorder, characterised by
unilateral inflammation of the cerebral cortex, drug-resistant epilepsy, and progressive …

The natural history of Rasmussen's encephalitis

CG Bien, G Widman, H Urbach, R Sassen, S Kuczaty… - Brain, 2002 - academic.oup.com
Rasmussen's encephalitis (RE) is a chronic inflammatory disease of unknown origin, usually
affecting one brain hemisphere. In the present study, a comprehensive assessment of the …

A case of Rasmussen encephalitis treated with rituximab

B Thilo, R Stingele, K Knudsen, R Boor… - Nature Reviews …, 2009 - nature.com
Abstract Background. A 20-year-old woman was referred to our intensive care unit with a
high frequency (every 1–2 min) of focal motor seizures. She had been diagnosed as having …

Rasmussen's encephalitis: early characteristics allow diagnosis

T Granata, G Gobbi, R Spreafico, F Vigevano… - Neurology, 2003 - AAN Enterprises
Objective: To identify early manifestations of Rasmussen encephalitis (RE) that can prompt
early and reasonably secure diagnosis, allowing medical or surgical therapies at an early …

Astrocytes are a specific immunological target in Rasmussen's encephalitis

J Bauer, CE Elger, VH Hans, J Schramm… - Annals of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Objective The current histopathological criteria of Rasmussen's encephalitis (RE) include
the presence of T‐cell–dominated inflammation, microglial activation, neuronal loss, and …

Positive response to immunomodulatory therapy in an adult patient with Rasmussen's encephalitis

F Villani, R Spreafico, L Farina, AR Giovagnoli… - Neurology, 2001 - AAN Enterprises
Rasmussen's encephalitis (RE) is a rare and progressive neurologic condition of uncertain
etiology that typically has a childhood onset. The authors describe a 45-year-old woman …