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Meningitis crónica autoinmune secundaria a meningitis aguda por neumococo: caso clínico

Rev. méd. Chile; 147 (6), 2019
Pneumococcal meningitis produces several inflammatory disorders in susceptible subjects. A worsening of meningitis can occur on the fourth day of evolution in relation with the withdrawal of steroids. Other complications include the development of inflammatory signs in the post-acute stage of infection a...

Hemorragia cerebelosa remota después de cirugía de columna lumbar: reporte de caso
Remote cerebellar hemorrhage after lumbar spine surgery: case report

Rev. argent. neurocir; 33 (2), 2019
Introducción: La hemorragia cerebelosa remota (RCH, por sus siglas en inglés) después de la cirugía de la columna vertebral es una complicación poco frecuente y se cree que es debida a una pérdida de líquido cefalorraquídeo (LCR) a través de un desgarro dural. Objetivo: Nuestro objetivo es descr...

Encefalomielitis aguda diseminada por Mycoplasma pneumoniae en un niño previamente sano
Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae in a previously healthy boy

Rev. argent. microbiol; 51 (2), 2019
Se presenta el caso de un niño de 5 años sin antecedentes de enfermedad, que se internó en terapia intensiva por convulsiones tónico-clónicas focalizadas en la cara y en el hemicuerpo derecho, con documentación de temperatura axilar de 37,4°C. Se descartó la presencia de gérmenes comunes y la et...

Valores del análisis citoquímico de líquido cefalorraquídeo en pacientes con derivación ventrículo-peritoneal

Rev. chil. infectol; 36 (3), 2019
Resumen Introducción: La derivación ventrículo-peritoneal (DVP) es el tratamiento para la hidrocefalia. El líquido cefalorraquídeo (LCR) se evalúa para el manejo de sus complicaciones; sin embargo, la información de los valores del citoquímico en esta población es insuficiente. Objetivo: Descr...

Validation of multiplex PCR for the diagnosis of acute bacterial meningitis in culture negative cerebrospinal fluid

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 77 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT This study evaluated the operational characteristics of the multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from patients with cellular and biochemical characteristics of acute bacterial meningitis and positive or negative CSF cultures. Methods: Multiplex PCR was perform...

Kinetics-like equation for cerebrospinal fluid-blood diffusion models

Introduction: The diffusion of proteins from the blood to the cerebrospinal fluid is influenced by its molecular weight and by the intrinsic properties and biological properties of the protein. Methods: Paired samples of serum and cerebrospinal fluid were taken from normal subjects to quantify albumin...

Lectin pathway components and its transfer from blood to cerebrospinal fluid

Introduction: Defining mechanisms governing the diffusion from blood to cerebrospinal fluid is central to understanding immune function in the central nervous system. Objective: To describe the dynamics of diffusion of the lectin pathway components from blood to cerebrospinal fluid. Methods: It was ...

Vll Edition of Quincke´s Scholarship: Lecture Highlights

Introduction: Quincke´s Scholarship deals with themes related to neuroinmunology and the complement system. Objective: Describe the most recent advances of the Vll Edition of Quincke´s Scholarship. Methods: Publications pertaining to Quincke´s Scholarship were selected and revised from the work grou...

Associação de meningite e pericardite na doença pneumocócica invasiva: um caso raro

RESUMO Objetivo: Relatar um caso raro de uma criança com meningite associada a pericardite na doença pneumocócica invasiva. Descrição do caso: Este relato descreve uma evolução clínica desfavorável de um lactente feminino de 6 meses de idade, previamente hígido, que apresentou inicialmente ...

Importance of cerebrospinal fluid investigation during dengue infection in Brazilian Amazonia Region

Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 114 (), 2019
BACKGROUND Amazon, the largest tropical forest of the world, has suffered from dengue outbreaks since 1998. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of patients, from Amazonas state, suspected of central nervous system (CNS) viral infection was studied using molecular and immunological methods. OBJECTIVE To evaluate th...