| Literature DB >> 11923635 |
Jan Bauer1, Christian G Bien, Hans Lassmann.
Abstract
The present review describes advances in Rasmussen's encephalitis (also known as Rasmussen's syndrome), an unihemispheric intractable epileptic disease with persistent inflammation. Specific attention is given to the recent recognition of cytotoxicity by CD8+/granzyme-B-positive T lymphocytes as a new pathogenic mechanism of neuronal damage.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID: 11923635 DOI: 10.1097/00019052-200204000-00012
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Opin Neurol ISSN: 1350-7540 Impact factor: 5.710