Mild Encephalitis/Encephalopathy with a Reversible Lesion in The Splenium

Yildirim Z., Mumcu Timer S., Çelik D., Karademir F., Kale N.

Noropsikiyatri Arsivi, vol.60, no.1, pp.90-96, 2023 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 60 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2023
  • Doi Number: 10.29399/npa.27961
  • Journal Name: Noropsikiyatri Arsivi
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, EMBASE, Psycinfo, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.90-96
  • Keywords: Abducens nerve palsy, COVID-19, intracranial hypertension, Marchiafava-Bignami disease, mild encephalitis/encephalopathy with a reversible splenial lesion, mumps, papilledema
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Mild encephalitis/encephalopathy with a reversible lesion in the splenium (MERS) is a clinico-radiological syndrome with mild central nervous system symptoms and a reversible lesion in the splenium of the corpus callosum. It is mainly associated with a number of viral and bacterial infections, including Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In this paper, we report four MERS patients. One had a mumps infection, the second had aseptic meningitis, the third had Marchiafava-Bignami disease, and the fourth had atypical pneumonia associated with COVID-19 infection.