RT Book, Section A1 Hart, Yvonne A1 Bien, Christian G. A2 Duchowny, Michael A2 Cross, J. Helen A2 Arzimanoglou, Alexis SR Print(0) ID 1138411446 T1 Rasmussen Syndrome T2 Pediatric Epilepsy YR 2017 FD 2017 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9780071496216 LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1138411446 RD 2024/10/14 AB Rasmussen syndrome (RS) or Rasmussen encephalitis (chronic encephalitis and epilepsy) was first described by Rasmussen et al in 1958.1 It is an unusual condition typically developing in childhood, and is characterized by the occurrence of refractory partial epilepsy, often with epilepsia partialis continua (EPC), associated with progressive hemiparesis and cognitive impairment. Changes of unilateral hemispheric atrophy are seen on neuroimaging.