Journal of Clinical Case Reports

Agarwal Ruchi

Publications

• Case Report
  Chediak-Higashi Syndrome Presented as Accelerated Phase in a 3 Year Girl Child: Case Report of a Rare Entity
  Author(s): Sen Rajeev, Kataria Sant Prakash, Agarwal Ruchi, Chhabra Sonia and Mittal KundanSen Rajeev, Kataria Sant Prakash, Agarwal Ruchi, Chhabra Sonia and Mittal Kundan
  
  Rasmussen encephalitis (RE) is a rare and progressive disease of childhood. We report the case of 14-year-old girl who presented with recurrent partial and generalized epileptic seizures with mental impairment and progressive left sided hemiplegia. EEG showed slowing of the background activity and paroxysmal discharges of slow waves in the right hemisphere. Serial MRI brain scans revealed an important atrophy of the right hemisphere with dilatation of the ipsilateral lateral ventricle. The residual phase, characterized by decrease in seizure frequency and stabilization in the hemiparesis, constitute the ultimate stage of RE. .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7920.1000275

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