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

J Korean Neurol Assoc > Volume 23(5); 2005 > Article

Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2005;23(5): 667-670.

감염증에서 일시적 뇌량 팽대 병변

홍지만, 박민수 전동철

국군수도병원 신경과

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

Ji Man Hong

Department of Neurology, Armed Forces Capital Hospital, Seongnam, Korea

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.KeyWords:Corpus callosum, Magnetic resonance imaging, Infectious disease