Rasmussen's encephalitis: An autoimmune disorder?

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Andrews, PI [1 ]
McNamara, JO [1 ]
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[1] DUKE CTR ADV STUDY EPILEPSY,DURHAM,NC
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10.1097/00019052-199604000-00015
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R74 [神经病学与精神病学];
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Rasmussen's encephalitis is a rare progressive pediatric epileptic syndrome. Recent evidence from experimental animals and patients with the disease suggests an important role for both humoral- and cell-mediated immune mechanisms in the pathogenesis of this disease. The glutamate receptor subunit, GluR3, may be an important autoantigen in the disease.
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