Serial MRI in Rasmussen’s Encephalitis

HMGB1-TLR Signaling in Rasmussens’ Encephalitis

Rasmussen’s encephalitis is neurological disorder of childhood characterized by uni-hemispheric inflammation, intractable focal epilepsy and progressive cognitive and neurological deficits. Currently, the pathogenesis of Rasmussen’s encephalitis is still enigmatic and hemispherectomy is the only effective method to control the seizures associated with Rasmussen’s encephalitis. Recently data ind...

Longitudinal study of MRS metabolites in Rasmussens encephalitis

MRI in rabies encephalitis.

To cite: Jain H, Deshpande A, Favaz AM, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2013201825 DESCRIPTION Human rabies leads to a mortality of 55 000 deaths/ year worldwide, out of which mortality in India is 20 000, hence is regarded as an endemic in the subcontinent. Even though rabies is definitively confirmed by the isolation of virus from biologic...

Serial brain MRI findings in a rare survivor of rabies encephalitis

Rabies is a neurotropic viral illness, almost always fatal, that is equally dreaded by healthcare practitioners and patients due to the dismal prognosis and limited treatment options once symptoms set in. There are hardly any reports on MRI changes in the brain in survivors of rabies encephalitis. We present the clinical course and the imaging findings on serial MRI examinations in a rare patie...

MRI features of Japanese encephalitis.

1 of 2 DESCRIPTION A 15-year-old man presented with high-grade fever, headache and vomiting for last 5 days. He developed recurrent convulsions and altered sensorium during course of illness. The attendant denied history of rash, arthralgia, retroorbital pain, cough, haemoptysis, jaundice and preceding vaccination. There was no history suggestive of motor defi cits and tuberculosis. The general...