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An islander with seizures.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9924757     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This case describes a man with progressive refractory epilepsy whose death was witnessed during a seizure. Initial brain imaging was normal, but following prolonged episodes of non-convulsive status epilepticus, progressive right-sided temporal atrophy developed over a period of two years. The clinical picture and postmortem examination were consistent with the diagnosis of Rasmussen's encephalitis, a rare condition with a bleak prognosis.
Authors:
L J Stephen; M J Brodie
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Scottish medical journal     Volume:  43     ISSN:  0036-9330     ISO Abbreviation:  Scott Med J     Publication Date:  1998 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1999-03-24     Completed Date:  1999-03-24     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  2983335R     Medline TA:  Scott Med J     Country:  SCOTLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  183-4     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
University Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Western Infirmary, Glasgow.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Brain / radiography
Encephalitis / complications*,  diagnosis,  radiography
Humans
Male
Seizures / etiology*,  radiography

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