Estudio en un paciente con síndrome de Rasmussen utilizando resonancia magnética convencional y funcional mediante la técnica Bold

Nery Adolfo Campos Polanco; Enrique Cárdenas Molina; Alonso Riestra Rodríguez; Julián Sánchez Cortázar; Rafael Favila Humara; Ángel Hernández Torres; Perla Salgado Lujambio

2004, Number 1

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Anales de Radiología México 2004; 3 (1)

Estudio en un paciente con síndrome de Rasmussen utilizando resonancia magnética convencional y funcional mediante la técnica Bold

Campos PNA, Cárdenas ME, Riestra RA, Sánchez CJ, Favila HR, Hernández TÁ, Salgado LP

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ABSTRACT

Rasmussen disease is a progressive, chronic focal encephalitis resistant to medical treatment. We studied an elevenyear- old female, with previous normal psychomotor development, who presented continuous partial epileptic spells during the last three years, leading to left hemiplegia. The diagnostic studies performed included three MRI, EEG, spinal tap, and SPECT. These studies, as well as the clinical features, were compatible with Rasmussen disease.
Functional protocols of MRI were performed in order to evaluate speech and spatial vision in order to plan the biopsy.
There is no previous report of reduction of lesions of Rasmussen disease, and in this patient this was attributed to immunotherapy.

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