| Literature DB >> 15753429 |
S Larionov1, R König, H Urbach, R Sassen, C E Elger, C G Bien.
Abstract
Rasmussen encephalitis (RE) is regarded as a unihemispheric disease. Serial three-dimensional MRIs of 18 patients under immunotherapy were analyzed volumetrically and planimetrically. Median volume loss was significantly higher in the affected than in the unaffected hemispheres (29.9 cm3/y vs 6.8 cm3/y). Correlation of the planimetrically and volumetrically assessed hemispheric ratios (HRs) was significant. The results support the concept of RE as a basically unilateral disease. Planimetric HR assessment is valid and time efficient.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 15753429 DOI: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000152895.23010.52
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurology ISSN: 0028-3878 Impact factor: 9.910