スダ　サトシ   SUDA Satoshi   須田　智    所属   埼玉医科大学  医学部 国際医療センター　神経内科・脳卒中内科    職種   教授
論文種別	学術雑誌(原著)
言語種別	英語
査読の有無	査読あり
表題	Mild Encephalitis/Encephalopathy with a Reversible Splenial Lesion in an Adult with Cerebellar Ataxia: A Case Report.
掲載誌名	正式名：Journal of Nippon Medical School = Nippon Ika Daigaku zasshi
掲載区分	国内
巻・号・頁	87(3),153-156頁
著者・共著者	Masataka Nakajima,Satoshi Suda,Kazumi Kimura
発行年月	2020
概要	Mild encephalitis/encephalopathy with a reversible splenial lesion (MERS) is a clinicoradiological syndrome characterized by transient mild encephalopathy and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of a reversible lesion in the splenium of the corpus callosum (SCC). Patients with MERS generally present with central nervous system symptoms such as consciousness disturbance, headache, and seizure; adult-onset MERS with cerebellar ataxia is rare. A 53-year-old man was admitted to our hospital with fever of 1 week's duration, headache, neck stiffness, and gait disturbance. Neurological examination revealed bilateral intention tremor (predominantly affecting the right hand) and gait ataxia. Diffusion-weighted brain MRI showed a focal hyperintense lesion in the SCC. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis revealed elevated levels of mononuclear cells and proteins. Brain imaging with 123I-iofetamine single-photon emission computed tomography showed reduced cerebral blood flow in the left thalamus and right cerebellum. Several diseases, including cerebellar stroke and acute cerebellitis, develop as comorbidities in patients with acute cerebellar ataxia. This case suggests that MERS should be suspected in adults with cerebellar ataxia.
DOI	10.1272/jnms.JNMS.2020_87-305
PMID	32655091