[A Pediatric Case of Clinically Mild Encephalitis/Encephalopathy with a Reversible Splenial Lesion(MERS)with Recurrent TIA-like Symptoms over a Prolonged Period].

We report a rare case of pediatric clinically mild encephalitis/encephalopathy with a reversible splenial lesion(MERS)associated with transient ischemic attack(TIA)-like symptoms. A 13-year-old boy who presented with transient left hemiparesis and dysarthria was transferred to our hospital. He had experienced similar symptoms at the age of nine years and was diagnosed with MERS type 2 due to the typical clinical course and MR imaging findings.

A score using left ventricular diastolic dysfunction to predict 90-day mortality in acute ischemic stroke: The DONE score.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to identify whether diastolic dysfunction predicts death at 90 days after acute ischemic stroke.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed patients with ischemic stroke. All patients underwent transthoracic echocardiography to evaluate systolic function and diastolic function by means of assessing ejection fraction and septal E/e'.

Subacute lesion volume as a potential prognostic biomarker for acute ischemic stroke after intravenous thrombolysis.

Background: The aim of this study was to identify whether subacute diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) lesion volume could predict long-term outcome in patients who had undergone intravenous thrombolysis.

Method: Patients underwent DWI at baseline and 7days after thrombolysis. Outcomes included complete independence (modified Rankin scale [mRS] score 0 to 1), unfavorable outcome (mRS score 4 to 6) at 90days, and mortality within 90days.