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Rasmussen subacute encephalitis

MONDO:0016019

A rare, progressive chronic inflammation of a single cerebral hemisphere that usually affects children. It is characterized by severe seizures, loss of motor skills and speech, hemiparesis, and dementia.

Also known as: CFE, Rasmussen Encephalitis, Rasmussen encephalitis, Rasmussen syndrome, Rasmussen’s encephalitis, Rasmussen’s syndrome, chronic focal encephalitis, RE

12 clinical trials for this condition and its sub-types, 2 tagged with Rasmussen subacute encephalitis itself.

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↑ Variable-age epilepsy syndrome with developmental and/or epileptic encephalopathy or progressive neurological deterioration (14) ↑ Postinfectious encephalitis (13)

Including sub-types (12) Tagged with Rasmussen subacute encephalitis (2)

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Hunting for hidden genetic triggers of severe childhood epilepsy

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This study aims to find genetic mutations in the brain that cause drug-resistant epilepsy in children. Researchers will compare DNA from blood and brain tissue, including samples from special electrodes placed in the brain. The goal is to better understand the root causes of thes…

Sponsor: Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild • Aim: Knowledge-focused

Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:09 UTC

Rasmussen subacute encephalitis

Where it sits in the disease tree

Hunting for hidden genetic triggers of severe childhood epilepsy