[Mild encephalopathy with a reversible splenial lesion in a child].

Mild encephalopathy with a reversible splenial lesion (MERS) is a clinical and radiological syndrome that can be caused by infectious and non-infectious factors. The most common neurological symptoms are impaired consciousness, impaired speech, convulsions, muscle weakness, ophthalmoplegia, facial paralysis, and headache. A case of a 5-year-old child with a leading clinical symptom of bilateral transient blindness and radiological characteristics of MERS syndrome is presented.