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Metastasis from glioblastoma multiforme: a meta-analysis

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: Extracranial metastases of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) are rare due to the short survival experienced by the patients. Therefore, the natural history of GBM metastases remains elusive. The identification of clinical factors promoting GBM metastases may help elucidate the mechanisms ...

Eosinophilic fasciitis: an atypical presentation of a rare disease

SUMMARY Eosinophilic fasciitis, or Shulman's disease, is a rare disease of unknown etiology. It is characterized by peripheral eosinophilia, hypergammaglobulinemia, and high erythrocyte sedimentation rate. The diagnosis is confirmed by a deep biopsy of the skin. The first line of treatment is corticother...

Leucodistrofia metacromática infantil tardía: Presentación de un caso

Arch. argent. pediatr; 117 (1), 2019
La leucodistrofia metacromática es una enfermedad autosómi-ca recesiva poco común ocasionada por el déficit de la enzima lisosomal arilsulfatasa A, el cual provoca una desmielinización progresiva con manifestaciones neurológicas subsecuentes. Dentro de sus formas de manifestación, la infantil tard...

Intracranial aneurysm and arachnoid cyst: just a coincidence? A case report

Säo Paulo med. j; 137 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT CONTEXT: Presence of an arachnoid cyst and a non-ruptured intracystic brain aneurysm is extremely rare. The aim of this paper was to describe a case of a patient with an arachnoid cyst and a non-ruptured aneurysm inside it. Clinical, surgical and radiological data were analyzed and the literat...

Evaluación clínica y por imágenes de la esclerosis múltiple progresiva
Clinical and radiological outcomes measures in progressive multiple sclerosis

Medicina (B.Aires); 79 (1), 2019
Durante los últimos años, el desarrollo de medidas de evaluación de la acumulación de la discapacidad y la actividad inflamatoria en las formas progresivas de esclerosis múltiple (EM) ha sido un punto central de investigación de diversos grupos. Se han desarrollado y aplicado distintos instrumentos...

Evaluation of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease using magnetic resonance in obese children and adolescents

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 95 (1), 2019
Abstract Objective: To determine the frequency of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease using nuclear magnetic resonance as a noninvasive method. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional study conducted on 50 children and adolescents followed up at an outpatient obesity clinic. The subjects were submitted to...

Útero didelfo, bicollis con embarazo gemelar: revisión de la literatura a propósito de un caso
Didelphic uterus, bicollis with twin pregnancy: review of the literature on a case-by-case basis

RESUMEN El útero didelfo forma parte de las anomalías müllerianas, este se produce tras a una falla en la fusión de los conductos müllerianos, resultando dos cavidades uterinas divergentes y dos cérvix que se fusionan en el segmento inferior uterino. En la mayoría de los casos esta malformación s...

Síndrome de Bruns Garland. Informe de un caso y diagnóstico diferencial con el síndrome de cauda equina

Acta ortop. mex; 33 (1), 2019
Resumen: Antecedentes: El síndrome de Bruns Garland (amiotrofia diabética) es una condición con pocos casos reportados en la literatura. La diferenciación clínica de una amiotrofia diabética o un síndrome de cauda equina puede ser difícil. El problema de un mal diagnóstico ha sido discutido co...

Primary infratentorial diffuse large b-cell lymphoma: a challenging diagnosis in an immunocompetent patient

SUMMARY We describe the case of a female patient, 52 years old, with dizziness and left motor incoordination for 2 weeks. Brain MRI magnetic resonance imaging) revealed a hyperintense lesion on T2-weighted images, without restricted diffusion, in the left middle cerebellar peduncle. Spectroscopy demonstr...

Hereditary spastic paraplegia: a clinical and epidemiological study of a Brazilian pediatric population

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 77 (1), 2019
ABSTRACT Aims: To investigate hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) in a pediatric Brazilian sample. Methods: Epidemiological, clinical, radiological and laboratory data were analyzed in 35 patients. Results: Simple HSP (HSP-S) was detected in 12 patients, and complicated HSP (HSP-C) was detected in 23 ...