Epilepsy, Rasmussen

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:disease
gptkbp:affects children
young adults
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Rasmussen's_encephalitis
gptkbp:cause autoimmune process
gptkbp:characterizedBy intractable seizures
chronic inflammation of one cerebral hemisphere
progressive neurological deficits
gptkbp:diagnosedBy MRI
brain biopsy
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:Theodore_Rasmussen
1958
gptkbp:frequency rare
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Epilepsy, Rasmussen
gptkbp:ICD-10_code G04.81
gptkbp:MeSH_ID D020239
gptkbp:OMIM 254780
gptkbp:progression unilateral brain atrophy
gptkbp:symptom gptkb:epilepsia_partialis_continua
gptkbp:treatment immunotherapy
hemispherectomy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:D004239
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8