Increased cytokines/chemokines and hyponatremia as a possible cause of clinically mild encephalitis/encephalopathy with a reversible splenial lesion associated with acute focal bacterial nephritis
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DOI: 10.1016/j.braindev.2021.07.008
Abstract: OBJECTIVE Clinically mild encephalitis/encephalopathy with a reversible splenial lesion (MERS), the second most common encephalopathy syndrome in Japan, is most often associated with viral infection. Bacterial MERS has been rarely reported but is mostly associated… read more here.
Keywords: cytokines chemokines; clinically mild; increased cytokines; encephalopathy reversible ... See more keywords
Clinically mild infantile encephalopathy associated with excitotoxicity
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.043
Abstract: Acute infectious encephalopathy is very frequently observed in children in East Asia including Japan. Acute encephalopathy with biphasic seizures and late reduced diffusion (AESD) is the most common subtype in Japan; however, more than 40%… read more here.
Keywords: mild infantile; excitotoxicity; acute encephalopathy; encephalopathy ... See more keywords
Case of clinically mild encephalitis/encephalopathy with a reversible splenial lesion (MERS) due to Legionella pneumonia
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2022-252994
Abstract: Clinically mild encephalitis/encephalopathy with a reversible splenial lesion (MERS) is a clinicoradiologic syndrome diagnosed by temporary hyperintense lesion in the area, including the splenium of the corpus callosum, on diffusion-weighted imaging and neuropsychiatric symptoms that… read more here.
Keywords: lesion; case; legionella pneumonia; clinically mild ... See more keywords