Rasmussen Encephalitis

                                                          
                                                           Rasmussen Encephalitis 

It is named after the neurosurgeon Theodore Rasmussen (1910–2002), 

He was the head of the Montreal Neurological Institute 

He served as Neurosurgeon-in-Chief at the Royal Victoria Hospital.

Rasmussen Encephalitis (Virus ?)

The cause of the inflammation is not known: Infection by a Virus has been suggested, 

 The evidence for this is inconclusive.

An auto-immune response in brain is suggested as per latest research  

In Rasmussen’s encephalitis, there is chronic infiltration  of the brain, with T lymphocytes into the brain tissue. In most cases, this affects only one cerebral hemisphere, either the left or the right. This inflammation causes permanent damage to the cells of the brain, leading to atrophy of the hemisphere; the epilepsy that this causes may itself contribute to the brain damage.


                                                  Inflammation Shrinks The Brain

The illness affects a single cerrebral hemisphere  and generally occurs in children under the age of 15.

Rasmussen's encephalitis, is a rare inflammatory neurological disease, characterized by frequent and severe seizures, loss of motor skills and speech, hemiparesis , encephalitis and dementia. 


                                               Brain  Inflammation Of Unknown Origin

Hemispherectomy Is The Treatment Of Choice 

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