ABSTRACT Drug-resistant epilepsy associated with central nervous system tumors is generally caused by low grade gliomas. This group of tumors is usually found in brain eloquent areas, such as the insular lobe, rolandic cortex and supplementary motor area and, historically, possess a greater risk of posto...
ABSTRACT Bilateral orbital metastases restricted to the extraocular muscles (EOMs) are exceedingly rare. We report a case of bilateral extraocular muscle metastases from a small cell lung carcinoma and provide a review of the relevant literature. A 56-year-old smoker presented with proptosis, motility ch...
Resumen: Introducción: Los hallazgos en resonancia magnética (IRM) presentan una adecuada sensibilidad y especificidad para el diagnóstico de capsulitis adhesiva; sin embargo, existe una baja correlación diagnóstica entre la interpretación realizada en los centros de imagenología y la de la clí...
Resumen La criptococosis es una micosis sistémica producida por un hongo levaduriforme encapsulado denominado Cryptococcus neoformans. Es una enfermedad universal, que ocurre con mayor frecuencia en pacientes inmunocomprometidos, manifestándose principalmente como una enfermedad diseminada con compromi...
ABSTRACT The diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) has changed over the last decade, but remains a composite of clinical assessment and magnetic resonance imaging to prove dissemination of lesions in time and space. The intrathecal synthesis of immunoglobulin may be a nonspecific marker and there are no p...
RESUMEN Introducción y objetivos: La fibromatosis produce tumores benignos pero localmente agresivos, que afectan a los tejidos blandos. A nivel mamario, representa tan sólo el 0.2% de las neoplasias de la mama. Nuestro objetivo con el presente artículo es profundizar en el conocimiento de la fibroma...
Sarcoidosis is a multisystemic disease of variable course that mainly affects thoracic lymph nodes and lung parenchyma. However, any organ can be involved. There is no single test for the definitive diagnosis or a precise method to evaluate the course of the disease. PET/CT is not included in the standar...
