MRI brain volumetry in Rasmussen encephalitis: The fate of affected and "unaffected" hemispheres
MRI brain volumetry in Rasmussen encephalitis: The fate of affected and "unaffected" hemispheres
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DOI:
10.1212/01.wnl.0000152895.23010.52
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发表时间:
2005-03-08
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影响因子:
9.9
通讯作者:
Bien, CG
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作者:
Larionov, S;Urbach, H;Bien, CG
Rasmussen encephalitis ( RE) is regarded as a unihemispheric disease. Serial three-dimensional MRIs of 18 patients under immunotherapy were analyzed volumetrically and planimetrically. Median volume loss was significantly higher in the affected than in the unaffected hemispheres (29.9 cm(3)/y vs 6.8 cm(3)/y). Correlation of the planimetrically and volumetrically assessed hemispheric ratios (HRs) was significant. The results support the concept of RE as a basically unilateral disease. Planimetric HR assessment is valid and time efficient.