J Korean Neurol Assoc.  2005 Oct;23(5):667-670.

Transient Splenial Lesion of the Corpus Callosum in Patients with Infectious Disease

• Hong JM
• Park MS
• Jun D

Abstract

With the exception of patients with epilepsy, transient splenial lesion of the corpus callosum (SCC) has been rarely reported. We investigated two young men with temporary encephalopathy. One had a staphylococcal infection, the other had a viral infection. The brain MRI findings of these patients showed a transient focal lesion in the splenium of the corpus callosum. Transient splenial lesions of the corpus callosum might be a non-specific end point of a different disease process leading to cytotoxic edema or osmotic demyelination of the brain.

Keyword

Corpus callosum; Magnetic resonance imaging; Infectious disease

MeSH Terms

Brain
Communicable Diseases*
Corpus Callosum*
Demyelinating Diseases
Edema
Epilepsy
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Staphylococcal Infections