supported by the following funds: the National Natural Science Foundation of China (81571275);the Beijing Municipal Natural Science Foundation (7144217);the Capital Applied Clinic Research Programs of Science and Technology (Z131107002213171);the Beijing Rising-star Plan of Science and Technology (Z141107001814042);the Open Research Fund of the Beijing Key Laboratory of Epilepsy Research (No. 2014DXBL02);Capital Medical University (15JL08);Scientific Research Common Program of Beijing Municipal Commission of Education (KM201610025001);Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars, State Education Ministry (2014 1685)
Rasmussen's encephalitis(RE) is a rare and severe progressive epileptic syndrome with unknown etiology. Infection by viruses, including human cytomegalovirus(HCMV), has been speculated to be a potential trigger for RE...