She had been diagnosed as having biopsy-proven Rasmussen encephalitis (RE) of the right hemisphere 7 years previously, since when she had been treated with numerous antiepileptic drugs ...

Because the list of differential diagnoses is extensive ... It is also important to differentiate between ADEM and viral encephalitis. Like MS, this distinction is not always apparent.

Syndromes include WNF, West Nile meningitis, West Nile encephalitis and WNP ... highlighting the importance of differential diagnosis in confirming WNV infection. Functional recovery following ...