January 1, 2022TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCESOpen Access

Clinically mild encephalitis/encephalopathy with a reversible splenial lesion of thecorpus callosum in childhood: a single-center experience

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Why the study?

Mild encephalitis/encephalopathy with a reversible splenial lesion (MERS) is a rare clinicoradiological syndrome presenting with central nervous system symptoms.

Population

6 pediatric patients with MERS

Design

Single-center case series

Authors

HÇHALİL ÇELİK BDBETÜL EMİNE DERİNKUYU EAERHAN AKSOY

Discussion

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Overview

MERS merits consideration in pediatric CNS differentials; case reports leave open prospective validation of prognosis.

Structured PICO

Population

6 pediatric patients with mild encephalitis/encephalopathy with a reversible splenial lesion (MERS), mean age 122 ± 54.6 months, 3 boys and 3 girls, no chronic diseases.

Outcome

Clinical and MRI findings, hospitalization duration, and radiological recovery

MERS is an acute encephalopathy with a good prognosis that should be considered in the differential diagnosis of pediatric patients presenting with CNS symptoms and specific MRI findings.

Cite This Study

ÇELİK et al. (2022) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8be79ef19228bbb2fb67ac https://doi.org/10.55730/1300-0144.5327

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January 1, 2022TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCESOpen Access

Clinically mild encephalitis/encephalopathy with a reversible splenial lesion of thecorpus callosum in childhood: a single-center experience

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Why the study?

Mild encephalitis/encephalopathy with a reversible splenial lesion (MERS) is a rare clinicoradiological syndrome presenting with central nervous system symptoms.

Population

6 pediatric patients with MERS

Design

Single-center case series

Authors

HÇHALİL ÇELİK BDBETÜL EMİNE DERİNKUYU EAERHAN AKSOY

Discussion

Member takes

Overview

MERS merits consideration in pediatric CNS differentials; case reports leave open prospective validation of prognosis.

Structured PICO

Population

6 pediatric patients with mild encephalitis/encephalopathy with a reversible splenial lesion (MERS), mean age 122 ± 54.6 months, 3 boys and 3 girls, no chronic diseases.

Outcome

Clinical and MRI findings, hospitalization duration, and radiological recovery

MERS is an acute encephalopathy with a good prognosis that should be considered in the differential diagnosis of pediatric patients presenting with CNS symptoms and specific MRI findings.

Cite This Study

ÇELİK et al. (2022) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8be79ef19228bbb2fb67ac https://doi.org/10.55730/1300-0144.5327

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