《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2010, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (5): 465-467.

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Changes of Blood Flow Velocities in Middle Cerebral Artery with Rasmussen Encephalitis: 8 Cases Report

WU Xiao-wei, LIU Xing-zhou, HUANG Guang, et al.   

  1. Department of Neurology, Fuxing Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing 100038, China
  • Received:2010-03-26 Revised:1900-01-01 Published:2010-05-25 Online:2010-05-25

Abstract: ObjectiveTo discuss clinical significance of changes in cerebral blood flow velocities with Rasmussen encephalitis. Methods8 cases diagnosed as Rasmussen encephalitis were measured the blood flow velocities in middle cerebral artery (MCA) with transcranial Doppler in ictal and interictal seizures. ResultsIctal mean flow velocity in the ipsilateral MCA to the epileptogenic foci increased 14.02%~48.14% to interictal one, while it was -0.74%~22.63% in the contralateral MCA. ConclusionAn increased flow velocity has been found in the ipsilateral MCA to the epileptogenic foci during seizure in Rasmussen encephalitis patients.

Key words: Rasmussen encephalitis, epilepsy, transcranial Doppler, blood flow velocity, middle cerebral artery