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Rasmussen's encephalitis: an autoimmune disorder?

Publication ,  Journal Article
Andrews, PI; McNamara, JO
Published in: Curr Opin Neurol
April 1996

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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Published In

Curr Opin Neurol

ISSN

1350-7540

Publication Date

April 1996

Volume

9

Issue

2

Start / End Page

141 / 145

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Humans
  • Epilepsia Partialis Continua
  • Autoimmune Diseases
  • 3209 Neurosciences
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1702 Cognitive Sciences
  • 1109 Neurosciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
 

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Andrews, P. I., & McNamara, J. O. (1996). Rasmussen's encephalitis: an autoimmune disorder? Curr Opin Neurol, 9(2), 141–145.
Andrews, P. I., and J. O. McNamara. “Rasmussen's encephalitis: an autoimmune disorder?Curr Opin Neurol 9, no. 2 (April 1996): 141–45.
Andrews PI, McNamara JO. Rasmussen's encephalitis: an autoimmune disorder? Curr Opin Neurol. 1996 Apr;9(2):141–5.
Andrews, P. I., and J. O. McNamara. “Rasmussen's encephalitis: an autoimmune disorder?Curr Opin Neurol, vol. 9, no. 2, Apr. 1996, pp. 141–45.
Andrews PI, McNamara JO. Rasmussen's encephalitis: an autoimmune disorder? Curr Opin Neurol. 1996 Apr;9(2):141–145.

Published In

Curr Opin Neurol

ISSN

1350-7540

Publication Date

April 1996

Volume

9

Issue

2

Start / End Page

141 / 145

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Neurology & Neurosurgery
  • Humans
  • Epilepsia Partialis Continua
  • Autoimmune Diseases
  • 3209 Neurosciences
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1702 Cognitive Sciences
  • 1109 Neurosciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences