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Rolandic encephalopathy and epilepsia partialis continua following bone marrow transplant

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Epilepsia partialis continua (EPC) is a condition defined by prolonged focal myoclonus. Often resistant to therapy, EPC in children is frequently present in Rasmussen encephalitis, a form of chronic encephalitis of uncertain etiology. We discuss a child who developed bilateral EPC 5 months after a bone marrow transplant. Neuroimaging studies showed signal abnormalities on both sensory-motor areas. An extensive search failed to reveal the etiology of the disorder, but treatment with a broad-spectrum anti-viral agent was associated with resolution of the process. An unidentified infectious agent may be responsible for an encephalitis of the motor strip in immunosuppressed patients. Bone Marrow Transplantation (2000) 26, 917–919.

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA

    NL Antunes, F Boulad & V Prasad

  2. Department of Neurology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA

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  3. Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA

    M Rosenblum

  4. Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA

    E Lis

  5. Department of Neurosurgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA

    M Souweidane

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Antunes, N., Boulad, F., Prasad, V. et al. Rolandic encephalopathy and epilepsia partialis continua following bone marrow transplant. Bone Marrow Transplant 26, 917–919 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bmt.1702637

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