A case of mild encephalitis associated with <scp>COVID</scp>‐19-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

A case of mild encephalitis associated with COVID‐19

Published:2023-08-25 Issue:5 Volume:24 Page:307-310
ISSN:2189-7948
Container-title:Journal of General and Family Medicine
language:en
Short-container-title:J of Gen and Family Med

Author:

Nagae Kentaro¹²,Haraguchi Mizuki¹³^ORCID,Sakoh Takashi¹,Ishida Keiko¹,Ogura Sho¹,Katoh‐Morishima Masayo¹,Araoka Hideki¹³

Affiliation:

1. Department of Infectious Diseases Toranomon Hospital Tokyo Japan

2. Department of Medical Education Toranomon Hospital Tokyo Japan

3. Okinaka Memorial Institute for Medical Research Tokyo Japan

Abstract

AbstractWe report a case of mild encephalitis/encephalopathy with a reversible splenial lesion (MERS) in a 31‐year‐old man. He had been diagnosed with mild COVID‐19 3 days earlier and presented to the emergency department with altered mental status. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a high‐intensity area confined to the splenium of the corpus callosum on diffusion‐weighted imaging, which is consistent with MERS. MERS is characterized by a reversible change in the splenium of the corpus callosum. MERS secondary to COVID‐19 has been reported recently. It is important to consider MERS in COVID‐19 patients with impaired consciousness.

Funder

Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development

Publisher

Wiley

Subject

Family Practice,Geriatrics and Gerontology,Internal Medicine

Link

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/jgf2.646

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