Science 29 July 1994: Vol. 265. no. 5172, pp. 648 - 651 DOI: 10.1126/science.8036512

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CD8+ T-cell clones dominate brain infiltrates in Rasmussen encephalitis and persist in the periphery.

N. Schwab, C. G. Bien, A. Waschbisch, A. Becker, G. H. Vince, K. Dornmair, and H. Wiendl (2009)
Brain 132, 1236-1246
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Diagnostic and Pathogenic Significance of Glutamate Receptor Autoantibodies.

D. Pleasure (2008)
Arch Neurol 65, 589-592
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Antiribosomal-P autoantibodies from psychiatric lupus target a novel neuronal surface protein causing calcium influx and apoptosis.

S. Matus, P. V. Burgos, M. Bravo-Zehnder, R. Kraft, O. H. Porras, P. Farias, L. F. Barros, F. Torrealba, L. Massardo, S. Jacobelli, et al. (2007)
J. Exp. Med. 204, 3221-3234
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Chronic Myoclonia of Subcortical Origin With Antiglutamate Receptor Antibodies.

M. Matsuo, Y. Takahashi, K. Taniguchi, K. Sasaki, and Y. Hamasaki (2007)
J Child Neurol 22, 1393-1396
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Treatment of Cystoid Macular Edema in Retinitis Pigmentosa With Intravitreal Triamcinolone.

L. Scorolli, M. Morara, A. Meduri, L. B. Reggiani, G. Ferreri, S. Z. Scalinci, and R. A. Meduri (2007)
Arch Ophthalmol 125, 759-764
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TCR Activation Eliminates Glutamate Receptor GluR3 from the Cell Surface of Normal Human T Cells, via an Autocrine/Paracrine Granzyme B-Mediated Proteolytic Cleavage.

Y. Ganor, V. I. Teichberg, and M. Levite (2007)
J. Immunol. 178, 683-692
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Acute Intermittent Porphyria, Rasmussen Encephalitis, or Both?.

B. Tziperman, B.-Z. Garty, N. Schoenfeld, V. Hoffer, N. Watemberg, D. Lev, Y. Ganor, M. Levite, and T. Lerman-Sagie (2007)
J Child Neurol 22, 99-105
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(Patho)physiological Significance of the Serum- and Glucocorticoid-Inducible Kinase Isoforms..

F. Lang, C. Bohmer, M. Palmada, G. Seebohm, N. Strutz-Seebohm, and V. Vallon (2006)
Physiol Rev 86, 1151-1178
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Neurologic autoantibodies: Cautious enthusiasm.

S. Vernino (2005)
Neurology 65, 1688-1689
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Serum antibodies in epilepsy and seizure-associated disorders.

K. McKnight, Y. Jiang, Y. Hart, A. Cavey, S. Wroe, M. Blank, Y. Shoenfeld, A. Vincent, J. Palace, and B. Lang (2005)
Neurology 65, 1730-1736
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{alpha}7-Acetylcholine receptor antibodies in two patients with Rasmussen encephalitis.

R. Watson, J.E.C. Jepson, I. Bermudez, S. Alexander, Y. Hart, K. McKnight, A. Roubertie, F. Fecto, J. Valmier, D. B. Sattelle, et al. (2005)
Neurology 65, 1802-1804
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Pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of Rasmussen encephalitis: A European consensus statement.

C. G. Bien, T. Granata, C. Antozzi, J. H. Cross, O. Dulac, M. Kurthen, H. Lassmann, R. Mantegazza, J.-G. Villemure, R. Spreafico, et al. (2005)
Brain 128, 454-471
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Absence of antibodies to glutamate receptor type 3 (GluR3) in Rasmussen encephalitis.

R. Watson, Y. Jiang, I. Bermudez, L. Houlihan, L. Clover, K. McKnight, J. H. Cross, I. K. Hart, A. Roubertie, J. Valmier, et al. (2004)
Neurology 63, 43-50
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An open study of tacrolimus therapy in Rasmussen encephalitis.

C. G. Bien, U. Gleissner, R. Sassen, G. Widman, H. Urbach, and C. E. Elger (2004)
Neurology 62, 2106-2109
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Rasmussen Encephalitis.

R. P. Morse (2004)
Arch Neurol 61, 592-594
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Rasmussen encephalitis with active inflammation and delayed seizures onset.

I. Korn-Lubetzki, C. G. Bien, J. Bauer, M. Gomori, H. Wiendl, L. Trajo, H. Ovadia, B. Wilken, V. H. Hans, C. E. Elger, et al. (2004)
Neurology 62, 984-986
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A Murine Model for Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Group A {beta}-Hemolytic Streptococcal Infection.

K. L. Hoffman, M. Hornig, K. Yaddanapudi, O. Jabado, and W. I. Lipkin (2004)
J. Neurosci. 24, 1780-1791
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Serum autoantibodies to cell surface determinants in multiple sclerosis: a flow cytometric study.

O. Lily, J. Palace, and A. Vincent (2004)
Brain 127, 269-279
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Experience with immunomodulatory treatments in Rasmussen's encephalitis.

T. Granata, L. Fusco, G. Gobbi, E. Freri, F. Ragona, G. Broggi, R. Mantegazza, L. Giordano, F. Villani, G. Capovilla, et al. (2003)
Neurology 61, 1807-1810
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October 14 Highlights.

(2003)
Neurology 61, 875
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Autoantibodies to NMDA receptor in patients with chronic forms of epilepsia partialis continua.

Y. Takahashi, H. Mori, M. Mishina, M. Watanabe, T. Fujiwara, J. Shimomura, H. Aiba, T. Miyajima, Y. Saito, A. Nezu, et al. (2003)
Neurology 61, 891-896
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Human T Cells Express a Functional Ionotropic Glutamate Receptor GluR3, and Glutamate by Itself Triggers Integrin-Mediated Adhesion to Laminin and Fibronectin and Chemotactic Migration.

Y. Ganor, M. Besser, N. Ben-Zakay, T. Unger, and M. Levite (2003)
J. Immunol. 170, 4362-4372
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Rasmussen's encephalitis: Early characteristics allow diagnosis.

T. Granata, G. Gobbi, R. Spreafico, F. Vigevano, G. Capovilla, F. Ragona, E. Freri, L. Chiapparini, P. Bernasconi, L. Giordano, et al. (2003)
Neurology 60, 422-425
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Persistence of ictal activity after functional hemispherectomy in Rasmussen syndrome.

P. Thomas, B. Zifkin, G. Ghetau, and O. Delalande (2003)
Neurology 60, 140-142
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The natural history of Rasmussen's encephalitis.

C. G. Bien, G. Widman, H. Urbach, R. Sassen, S. Kuczaty, O. D. Wiestler, J. Schramm, and C. E. Elger (2002)
Brain 125, 1751-1759
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Intravenous immunoglobulin in neurological disease: a specialist review.

C M Wiles, P Brown, H Chapel, R Guerrini, R A C Hughes, T D Martin, P McCrone, J Newsom-Davis, J Palace, J H Rees, et al. (2002)
J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatry 72, 440-448
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B cells and epilepsy: The odd couple.

J. O. McNamara (2002)
Neurology 58, 677-678
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Analysis of antibody gene rearrangement, usage, and specificity in chronic focal encephalitis.

S.E. Baranzini, K. Laxer, R. Saketkhoo, M.K. Elkins, J.M. Parent, R. Mantegazza, and J.R. Oksenberg (2002)
Neurology 58, 709-716
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Diagnosis and staging of Rasmussen's encephalitis by serial MRI and histopathology.

C. G. Bien, H. Urbach, M. Deckert, J. Schramm, O. D. Wiestler, H. Lassmann, and C. E. Elger (2002)
Neurology 58, 250-257
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Unihemispheric cerebral vasculitis mimicking Rasmussen's encephalitis.

C. Derry, R.C. Dale, M. Thom, D.H. Miller, and G. Giovannoni (2002)
Neurology 58, 327
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Patterns of Cerebral Glucose Metabolism in Early and Late Stages of Rasmussen's Syndrome.

J. S. Lee, C. Juhasz, A. K. Kaddurah, and H. T. Chugani (2001)
J Child Neurol 16, 798-805
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GluR3 antibodies: Prevalence in focal epilepsy but no specificity for Rasmussen's encephalitis.

H. Wiendl, C. G. Bien, P. Bernasconi, B. Fleckenstein, C. E. Elger, J. Dichgans, R. Mantegazza, and A. Melms (2001)
Neurology 57, 1511-1514
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18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography and MR Imaging Findings in Rasmussen Encephalitis.

D. J. Fiorella, J. M. Provenzale, R. Edward Coleman, B. J. Crain, and A. Al-Sugair (2001)
AJNR Am. J. Neuroradiol. 22, 1291-1299
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Labeling of rat neurons by anti-GluR3 IgG from patients with Rasmussen encephalitis.

C. Frassoni, R. Spreafico, S. Franceschetti, N. Aurisano, P. Bernasconi, R. Garbelli, C. Antozzi, S. Taverna, T. Granata, and R. Mantegazza (2001)
Neurology 57, 324-327
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Rasmussen Encephalitis Associated With Segmental Vitiligo of the Scalp: Clinicopathologic Report.

E. M. T. Yacubian, S. Rosemberg, T. L. Garrido Neto, S. K.N. Marie, R. M.F Valerio, and C. L. Jorge (2001)
J Child Neurol 16, 374-377
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CNS involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus: a case with remarkable histopathological findings.

M J Rood, J F Haverman, S G van Duinen, F C Breedveld, J J G M Verschuuren, and T W J Huizinga (2001)
Ann Rheum Dis 60, 299-300
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Cutting Edge: Granzyme B Proteolysis of a Neuronal Glutamate Receptor Generates an Autoantigen and Is Modulated by Glycosylation.

L. C. Gahring, N. G. Carlson, E. L. Meyer, and S. W. Rogers (2001)
J. Immunol. 166, 1433-1438
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Positive response to immunomodulatory therapy in an adult patient with Rasmussen's encephalitis.

F. Villani, R. Spreafico, L. Farina, A.R. Giovagnoli, P. Bernasconi, T. Granata, and G. Avanzini (2001)
Neurology 56, 248-250
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Epilepsy: an autoimmune disease?.

J PALACE and B LANG (2000)
J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatry 69, 711-714
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Epilepsy and the Immune System.

J. A. Aarli (2000)
Arch Neurol 57, 1689-1692
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Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Observations of Epilepsia Partialis Continua in Children.

Y. D. Park, J. D. Allison, K. L. Weiss, J. R. Smith, M. R. Lee, and D. W. King (2000)
J Child Neurol 15, 729-733
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GluR3 Autoantibodies Destroy Neural Cells in a Complement-Dependent Manner Modulated by Complement Regulatory Proteins.

K. D. Whitney and J. O. McNamara (2000)
J. Neurosci. 20, 7307-7316
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Autoantibodies to glutamic acid decarboxylase in patients with therapy-resistant epilepsy.

J. Peltola, P. Kulmala, J. Isojarvi, A. Saiz, K. Latvala, J. Palmio, K. Savola, M. Knip, T. Keranen, and F. Graus (2000)
Neurology 55, 46-50
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Status epilepticus with neuron-reactive serum antibodies: Response to plasma exchange.

M. Lousa, S. Sanchez-Alonso, R. Rodriguez-Diaz, and J. Dalmau (2000)
Neurology 54, 2163-2165
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Nitric Oxide Redox Species Exert Differential Permeability Effects on the Blood-Brain Barrier.

K. M. K. Boje and S. S. Lakhman (2000)
J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. 293, 545-550
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An Oral Vaccine Against NMDAR1 with Efficacy in Experimental Stroke and Epilepsy.

M. J. During, C. W. Symes, P. A. Lawlor, J. Lin, J. Dunning, H. L. Fitzsimons, D. Poulsen, P. Leone, R. Xu, B. L. Dicker, et al. (2000)
Science 287, 1453-1460
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Paraneoplastic Cerebellar Ataxia Due to Autoantibodies against a Glutamate Receptor.

P. S. Smitt, A. Kinoshita, B. De Leeuw, W. Moll, M. Coesmans, D. Jaarsma, S. Henzen-Logmans, C. Vecht, C. De Zeeuw, N. Sekiyama, et al. (2000)
N. Engl. J. Med. 342, 21-27
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Immunoglobulin G and complement immunoreactivity in the cerebral cortex of patients with Rasmussen's encephalitis.

K. D. Whitney, P. I. Andrews, and J. O. McNamara (1999)
Neurology 53, 699
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The Glutamate Receptor Ion Channels.

R. Dingledine, K. Borges, D. Bowie, and S. F. Traynelis (1999)
Pharmacol. Rev. 51, 7-62
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Improvement in adult-onset Rasmussen's encephalitis with long-term immunomodulatory therapy.

J. P. Leach, D. W. Chadwick, J. B. Miles, and I. K. Hart (1999)
Neurology 52, 738
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Molecular mimicry and immune-mediated diseases.

M. B. A. Oldstone (1998)
FASEB J 12, 1255-1265
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Autoimmunity to Glutamate Receptors in Rasmussen's Encephalitis: A Rare Finding or The Tip of an Iceberg?.

L. C. Gahring and S. W. Rogers (1998)
Neuroscientist 4, 373-379
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B Lymphocytes Producing Demyelinating Autoantibodies: Development and Function in Gene-targeted Transgenic Mice.

T. Litzenburger, R. Fassler, J. Bauer, H. Lassmann, C. Linington, H. Wekerle, and A. Iglesias (1998)
J. Exp. Med. 188, 169-180
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Celiac Disease Presenting as Gait Disturbance and Ataxia in Infancy.

J. S. Hahn, J. M. Sum, D. Bass, R. S. Crowley, and D. S. Horoupian (1998)
J Child Neurol 13, 351-353
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Long-term selective IgG immunoadsorption improves Rasmussen's encephalitis.

C. Antozzi, T. Granata, N. Aurisano, G. Zardini, P. Confalonieri, G. Airaghi, R. Mantegazza, and R. Spreafico (1998)
Neurology 51, 302-305
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Familial Alternating Epilepsia Partialis Continua With Chronic Encephalitis: Another Variant of Rasmussen Syndrome?.

K. Silver, F. Andermann, and K. Meagher-Villemure (1998)
Arch Neurol 55, 733-736
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Pharmacological Characterization of the Human Ionotropic Glutamate Receptor Subtype GluR3 Stably Expressed in Mammalian Cells.

M. A. Varney, S. P. Rao, C. Jachec, C. Deal, S. D. Hess, L. P. Daggett, F.-F. Lin, E. C. Johnson, and G. Veliçelebi (1998)
J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. 285, 358-370
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Simple Partial Status Epilepticus and Antiglycolipid IgM Antibodies: Possible Epilepsy of Autoimmune Origin.

B. Guillon, E. de Ferron, J.-R. Feve, J. Honnorat, C. Caudie, B. Nogues, and P. Moreau (1997)
Arch Neurol 54, 1194-1196
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Presence of Herpes Simplex DNA in Surgical Tissue From Human Epileptic Seizure Foci Detected by Polymerase Chain Reaction: Preliminary Study.

V. J. Sanders, S. L. Felisan, A. E. Waddell, A. J. Conrad, P. Schmid, B. E. Swartz, M. Kaufman, G. O. Walsh, A. A. F. De Salles, and W. W. Tourtellotte (1997)
Arch Neurol 54, 954-960
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Identification of Amino Acids in the Glutamate Receptor, GluR3, Important for Antibody-binding and Receptor-specific Activation.

N. G. Carlson, L. C. Gahring, R. E. Twyman, and S. W. Rogers (1997)
J. Biol. Chem. 272, 11295-11301
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Differential Expression of Glutamate Receptor Subtypes in Rat Pancreatic Islets.

C. D. Weaver, T. L. Yao, A. C. Powers, and T. A. Verdoorn (1996)
J. Biol. Chem. 271, 12977-12984
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Case 7-1996- An eight-year-old boy with intractable seizures.

G.L. Holmes and M.P. Frosch (1996)
N. Engl. J. Med. 334, 586-593
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Glutamate Receptor Autoimmunity in Rasmussen's Encephalitis.

J.O. McNamara, M. Patel, X.-P. He, S. Janumpalli, and K.D. Whitney (1996)
Cold Spring Harb Symp Quant Biol 61, 327-332
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Motoneuron-Specific Expression of NR3B, a Novel NMDA-Type Glutamate Receptor Subunit That Works in a Dominant-Negative Manner.

M. Nishi, H. Hinds, H.-P. Lu, M. Kawata, and Y. Hayashi (2001)
J. Neurosci. 21, RC185
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