"acute encephalitis with refractory, repetitive partial seizures (AERRPS)"
"Mortality is estimated to be between 10-30% 5."
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"Signal characteristics"
"The underlying pathophysiology remains unclear. CSF analysis reveals pleocytosis or elevated protein levels in nearly 75% of cases 3,4. Despite this, infectious and autoimmune screens are usually negative, and no specific antibody or micro-organism has been identified as the underlying cause 5."
"In the acute phase, imaging is normal in around 60% of patients 5. In those with an abnormal MRI acutely, supratentorial signal abnormalities have primarily been described, most often involving the temporal lobes (particularly mesial temporal), insula, claustrum, and basal ganglia structures, with involved structures showing T2 hyperintensity 4,5. Diffusion restriction is possible in the acute phase 5. In smaller numbers of patients, cerebral cortical oedema (either focal or diffuse) may be present 5."