Case report: Mild encephalitis with a reversible splenial lesion associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection in a patient with MYRF variant

• Main Authors: Mizuho Saito (Author), Tomoyuki Nakazawa (Author), Shun Toriumi (Author), Michihiko Takasu (Author), Hiromi Yagisawa (Author), Yayoi Murano (Author), Nao Miyazaki (Author), Hirokazu Kurahashi (Author), Akihisa Okumura (Author), Toshiaki Shimizu (Author)
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• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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We report a 14-year-old girl with a heterozygous p. Gln403Arg variant in the MYRF gene, who had five episodes of encephalopathy. She experienced reduced consciousness, numbness in the arm, and impaired verbal communication from day 4 of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Magnetic resonance imaging of her head sh...