Multifocal Brain Lesions with Extensive Perilesional Edema in a Young Boy Returning from Kenya

We report the case of an 8-year old boy who presented with headaches, optic disc edema, and left eye esotropia. He had recently returned to the United States after living in Kenya for approximately 3 years. His brain MRI showed multifocal lesions with significant perilesional edema seemingly out of proportion to his neurologic exam findings. With appropriate therapy there was remarkable improvement in his symptoms with reduction in size of the lesions and surrounding edema.
Source: Seminars in Pediatric Neurology - Category: Neurology Authors: Source Type: research