Transient blindness associated with mild encephalitis/encephalopathy with a reversible splenial lesion (MERS): a case report and review of literature

• Published in: Italian journal of pediatrics Vol. 46; no. 1; pp. 1 - 152
• Main Authors: Tuscano, Antonella, Zoppo, Marisa, Canavese, Carlotta, Cogoni, Maurizio, Scolfaro, Carlo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pisa BioMed Central 12.10.2020; BMC
• Subjects: Abdomen; Acyclovir; Adenoviruses; Appetite loss; Blindness; Case Report; Case reports; Cerebrospinal fluid; Children & youth; Consciousness; Convulsions & seizures; Corpus callosum; Corticosteroids; Cough; Cytomegalovirus; Cytotoxicity; Dexamethasone; Disease; E coli; Edema; EEG; Encephalitis; Encephalopathy; Facial nerve; Fever; Headache; Hemispheric laterality; Herpes viruses; Immunoglobulin G; Influenza; Irritation; Lesions; Magnetic resonance imaging; Neuroimaging; Pain; Paralysis; Pathogenesis; Pathogens; Patients; Pediatrics; Polymerase chain reaction; Reversible encephalopathy; Seizures; Streptococcus infections; Transient blindness

Abstract Background Mild encephalitis/encephalopathy with a reversible splenial lesion (MERS) is a clinical-radiological syndrome that can be related to infectious and non-infectious conditions. The most prominent neurological symptoms are disturbance of consciousness, abnormal speech, delirious beh...