Reversible splenial lesion of the corpus callosum associated with meningococcal meningitis

J Neurol Sci. 2017 Feb 15:373:81-82. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.035. Epub 2016 Dec 22.

Authors

Yuichi Hayashi¹, Masahiro Yasunishi², Misayo Hayashi², Takahiko Asano³, Akio Kimura², Takashi Inuzuka²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology and Geriatrics, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan. Electronic address: hayashiy@gifu-u.ac.jp.
² Department of Neurology and Geriatrics, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan.
³ Department of Radiology, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan.

PMID: 28131233
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2016.12.035

No abstract available

Keywords: Bacterial meningitis; Invasive meningococcal disease; MRI; Meningococcal meningitis; Reversible splenial lesion of the corpus callosum.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Corpus Callosum / diagnostic imaging*
Diagnosis, Differential
Disease Progression
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Meningitis, Meningococcal / diagnostic imaging*
Meningitis, Meningococcal / drug therapy
Young Adult