Rasmussen encephalitis
(redirected from Rasmussen syndrome)Ras·mus·sen encephalitis
(ras'mŭs-ĕn),encephalitis in which antibodies to a stimulatory glutamate receptor in the CNS are found; perhaps autoimmune.
Synonym(s): Rasmussen syndrome
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Ras·mus·sen en·ceph·a·li·tis
(ras'mus-ĕn en-sef'ă-lī'tis)Encephalitis in which antibodies to a stimulatory glutamate receptor in the central nervous system are found; perhaps an autoimmune disease.
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Rasmussen encephalitis
(ras′mus-ĕn) [Theodore Brown Rasmussen, U.S. neurologist, 1910–2002.]
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A rare inflammatory disorder, typically involving a single hemisphere of the brain and often resulting in hemiplegia and partial seizures that are difficult to control. The condition is more common in children than in adults.
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Rasmussen,
Grant L., U.S. neuroanatomist, 1904–.Rasmussen encephalitis - antibodies to a stimulatory glutamate receptor in the CNS are found and are perhaps autoimmune. Synonym(s): Rasmussen syndrome
Rasmussen syndrome - Synonym(s): Rasmussen encephalitis
bundle of Rasmussen - Synonym(s): olivocochlear tract
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