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Reversible splenial lesion syndrome in cerebral malaria.

A 71-year-old Caucasian man living in Congo was investigated by serial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) after having presented cerebral malaria due to Plasmodium falciparum. The clinical picture was characterized initially by coma and seizures. The patient developed multiple organ failure. There was, at 4 months follow-up only, a minimal neurological improvement consistent with minimally consci...

Neurobrucellosis in systemic lupus erythematosus

Background: Brucellosis is a zoonotic infection which is endemic in many countries. It is a multisystem disease which may present with a broad spectrum of clinical manifestations and complications. Neurobrucellosis is an uncommon complication of brucellosis. Case presentation: A 25-year-old woman with a history of lupus for 5 months referred to the emergency ward of Shahid Beheshti Hosp...

Pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus

Reversible splenial lesion syndrome in neuroleptic malignant syndrome

BACKGROUND Reversible focal lesions in the splenium of the corpus callosum (SCC) or reversible splenial lesion syndrome are rare and little is known about their pathophysiology. CASE SUMMARY The authors describe a case of a 65-year-old female who presented with fever, abnormal behaviour and mild hypernatremia. She was on neuropsychiatric treatment for bipolar disorder but denied any history o...

Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in systemic lupus erythematosus.

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is an underrecognized and reversible condition in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) that could mimic neuropsychiatric lupus. Identification of any distinct clinical patterns is important as one would need to escalate rather than decrease or discontinue immune suppression in neuropsychiatric lupus. METHODS We retrospecti...