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Chronic encephalitis

MedGen UID:
1825993
•Concept ID:
C5681522
•
Disease or Syndrome
Orphanet: ORPHA98255

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVChronic encephalitis

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Approach to Fatigue: Best Practice.
Dukes JC, Chakan M, Mills A, Marcaurd M
Med Clin North Am 2021 Jan;105(1):137-148. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2020.09.007. PMID: 33246515
Herpes Simplex Virus-1 Encephalitis in Adults: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management.
Bradshaw MJ, Venkatesan A
Neurotherapeutics 2016 Jul;13(3):493-508. doi: 10.1007/s13311-016-0433-7. PMID: 27106239Free PMC Article
Rasmussen's encephalitis: clinical features, pathobiology, and treatment advances.
Varadkar S, Bien CG, Kruse CA, Jensen FE, Bauer J, Pardo CA, Vincent A, Mathern GW, Cross JH
Lancet Neurol 2014 Feb;13(2):195-205. doi: 10.1016/S1474-4422(13)70260-6. PMID: 24457189Free PMC Article

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

COVID-19, the Brain, and the Future: Is Infection by the Novel Coronavirus a Harbinger of Neurodegeneration?
Onaolapo A, Onaolapo O
CNS Neurol Disord Drug Targets 2022;21(9):818-829. doi: 10.2174/1871527321666211222162811. PMID: 34951374
Functional neuroimaging in Rasmussen syndrome.
Kuki I, Matsuda K, Kubota Y, Fukuyama T, Takahashi Y, Inoue Y, Shintaku H
Epilepsy Res 2018 Feb;140:120-127. Epub 2018 Jan 5 doi: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2018.01.001. PMID: 29331846
Childhood-onset nonprogressive chronic encephalitis.
Rizek P, Cheung C, McLachlan RS, Hayman-Abello B, Lee DH, Hammond RR, Mirsattari SM
Epilepsy Behav 2014 Feb;31:85-90. Epub 2013 Dec 22 doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2013.11.005. PMID: 24368410
Tick-borne flaviviruses.
Gritsun TS, Nuttall PA, Gould EA
Adv Virus Res 2003;61:317-71. doi: 10.1016/s0065-3527(03)61008-0. PMID: 14714436
Varicella-zoster virus: atypical presentations and unusual complications.
Gnann JW Jr
J Infect Dis 2002 Oct 15;186 Suppl 1:S91-8. doi: 10.1086/342963. PMID: 12353193

Diagnosis

Mini-Review on SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Neurological Manifestations: A Perspective.
Chavda V, Jan AT, Yadav D
CNS Neurol Disord Drug Targets 2022;21(3):210-216. doi: 10.2174/1871527320666210706103422. PMID: 34967301
Functional neuroimaging in Rasmussen syndrome.
Kuki I, Matsuda K, Kubota Y, Fukuyama T, Takahashi Y, Inoue Y, Shintaku H
Epilepsy Res 2018 Feb;140:120-127. Epub 2018 Jan 5 doi: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2018.01.001. PMID: 29331846
Childhood-onset nonprogressive chronic encephalitis.
Rizek P, Cheung C, McLachlan RS, Hayman-Abello B, Lee DH, Hammond RR, Mirsattari SM
Epilepsy Behav 2014 Feb;31:85-90. Epub 2013 Dec 22 doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2013.11.005. PMID: 24368410
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis: an update.
Gutierrez J, Issacson RS, Koppel BS
Dev Med Child Neurol 2010 Oct;52(10):901-7. Epub 2010 Jun 15 doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2010.03717.x. PMID: 20561004
A medical overview of encephalitis.
Stone MJ, Hawkins CP
Neuropsychol Rehabil 2007 Aug-Oct;17(4-5):429-49. doi: 10.1080/09602010601069430. PMID: 17676529

Therapy

Mini-Review on SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Neurological Manifestations: A Perspective.
Chavda V, Jan AT, Yadav D
CNS Neurol Disord Drug Targets 2022;21(3):210-216. doi: 10.2174/1871527320666210706103422. PMID: 34967301
Unilateral pallidal stimulation for disabling dystonia due to Rasmussen's disease.
Carreño M, Martí MJ, Aldecoa I, Painous C, Conde E, Valldeoriola F, Valls-Solé J, Bargalló N, Gil F, Manzanares I, Setoain X, Donaire A, Muñoz E, Roldán P, Boget T, Pintor L, Bailles E, Rumià J
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2019 Jan;90(1):108-110. Epub 2018 Jul 9 doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2018-318029. PMID: 29986904
Treatment of Chronic Enterovirus Encephalitis With Fluoxetine in a Patient With X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia.
Gofshteyn J, Cárdenas AM, Bearden D
Pediatr Neurol 2016 Nov;64:94-98. Epub 2016 Jun 25 doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2016.06.014. PMID: 27640319
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis: an update.
Gutierrez J, Issacson RS, Koppel BS
Dev Med Child Neurol 2010 Oct;52(10):901-7. Epub 2010 Jun 15 doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2010.03717.x. PMID: 20561004
Varicella-zoster virus: atypical presentations and unusual complications.
Gnann JW Jr
J Infect Dis 2002 Oct 15;186 Suppl 1:S91-8. doi: 10.1086/342963. PMID: 12353193

Prognosis

Functional neuroimaging in Rasmussen syndrome.
Kuki I, Matsuda K, Kubota Y, Fukuyama T, Takahashi Y, Inoue Y, Shintaku H
Epilepsy Res 2018 Feb;140:120-127. Epub 2018 Jan 5 doi: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2018.01.001. PMID: 29331846
Childhood-onset nonprogressive chronic encephalitis.
Rizek P, Cheung C, McLachlan RS, Hayman-Abello B, Lee DH, Hammond RR, Mirsattari SM
Epilepsy Behav 2014 Feb;31:85-90. Epub 2013 Dec 22 doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2013.11.005. PMID: 24368410
Chronic encephalitis associated with epilepsy: immunohistochemical and ultrastructural studies.
Farrell MA, Droogan O, Secor DL, Poukens V, Quinn B, Vinters HV
Acta Neuropathol 1995;89(4):313-21. doi: 10.1007/BF00309624. PMID: 7610762
Postictal blindness in adults.
Sadeh M, Goldhammer Y, Kuritsky A
J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1983 Jun;46(6):566-9. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.46.6.566. PMID: 6410006Free PMC Article
Further observations on the syndrome of chronic encephalitis and epilepsy.
Rasmussen T
Appl Neurophysiol 1978;41(1-4):1-12. doi: 10.1159/000102395. PMID: 103497

Clinical prediction guides

Bilateral Rasmussen Encephalitis: Good Outcome Following Hemispherotomy.
Trapp N, Co DO, Rebsamen S, Ikonomidou C, Ahmed R, Knox A
Pediatr Neurol 2024 Feb;151:1-4. Epub 2023 Oct 20 doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2023.10.011. PMID: 38041904
Clinical and diagnostic manifestations of tickborne mixed infection in combination with COVID-19.
Shutikova AL, Leonova GN, Popov AF, Shchelkanov MY
Klin Lab Diagn 2021 Nov 29;66(11):689-694. doi: 10.51620/0869-2084-2021-66-11-689-694. PMID: 34882355
Functional neuroimaging in Rasmussen syndrome.
Kuki I, Matsuda K, Kubota Y, Fukuyama T, Takahashi Y, Inoue Y, Shintaku H
Epilepsy Res 2018 Feb;140:120-127. Epub 2018 Jan 5 doi: 10.1016/j.eplepsyres.2018.01.001. PMID: 29331846
Tick-borne flaviviruses.
Gritsun TS, Nuttall PA, Gould EA
Adv Virus Res 2003;61:317-71. doi: 10.1016/s0065-3527(03)61008-0. PMID: 14714436
Further observations on the syndrome of chronic encephalitis and epilepsy.
Rasmussen T
Appl Neurophysiol 1978;41(1-4):1-12. doi: 10.1159/000102395. PMID: 103497

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