Bilateral Rasmussen’s Encephalitis in an African Child: A Case Report

Abstract

Rasmussen’s encephalitis is a rare neurological disease characterized by unilateral hemispheric atrophy, focal intractable seizures, and progressive neurological deficits. The bilateral subtype is extremely rare with few reported cases in the literature. We present a seven year old boy with bilateral Rasmussen’s encephalitis which could have been missed if there is no imaging facility. We also highlighted the possible associated etiological factors and sociocultural challenges in the management.