Acta Med. 2015, 58: 108-112

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2015.103

Encephalitis with Prolonged but Reversible Splenial Lesion

Alena Melekováa, Leona Andrlováa, Pavel Králb, Leoš Ungermannb, Edvard Ehlera

aDepartment of Neurology, Hospital of the Pardubice Region, and Faculty of Health Studies, University of Pardubice, Czech Republic
bDepartment of Radiology, Hospital of the Pardubice Region, and Faculty of Health Studies, University of Pardubice, Czech Republic

Received May 14, 2015
Accepted September 10, 2015

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