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Comment
. 2020 Mar 7:34:7.
doi: 10.15844/pedneurbriefs-34-7.

Double Pathology in Rasmussen Encephalitis

Iga A Fudyma  1 , Nitin R Wadhwani  2
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Double Pathology in Rasmussen Encephalitis

Iga A Fudyma et al. Pediatr Neurol Briefs. .

Abstract

Investigators from Children's Hospital Colorado and University of Colorado conducted a retrospective review of electronic medical records to identify all Rasmussen Encephalitis (RE) cases that had undergone surgery with subsequent pathologic evaluation at Children's Hospital Colorado during 2005-2019 to determine the frequency of double pathology.

Keywords: Double Pathology; Epilepsy; Rasmussen Encephalitis.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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