Abstract
Epilepsy associated with Rasmussen's encephalitis (RE) is highly resistant to standard therapy and continues to present a therapeutic challenge. While epilepsy surgery remains the most effective management for patients with drug-resistant focal epilepsy and RE, hemispherotomy may debilitating consequences on adult patients. Here we present the outcome of a 32-year-old woman with adult-onset Rasmussen's, who was treated with brain-responsive neurostimulation (RNS) after failure of several immunotherapeutic and anti-seizure medications.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 100445 |
Journal | Epilepsy and Behavior Reports |
Volume | 15 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2021 |
Keywords
- RNS
- Rasmussen's encephalitis
- Responsive neurostimulation
- drug-resistant epilepsy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Neurology
- Clinical Neurology
- Behavioral Neuroscience