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Resonancia magnética en pacientes con tumores más frecuentes en la región selar
Magnetic resonance in patients with more frequent tumors in the selar region

Medisan; 21 (6), 2017
La resonancia magnética constituye el examen ideal en pacientes con presunción clínica de tumores en la región selar, pues no emite radiaciones ionizantes y debido a su visión multiplanar y discriminación tisular, posibilita adoptar una conducta terapéutica adecuada y un seguimiento sin riesgos en...

Simultaneous meningioma and brain metastasis from renal cell carcinoma - a rare presentation. Case report

Säo Paulo med. j; 135 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT CONTEXT: Brain metastases are the most common tumors of the central nervous system. Because of their high frequency, they may be associated with rare situations. Among these are tumor-to-tumor metastasis and an even a rarer situation called simultaneous brain tumors, which are more related to p...

Monoartritis del codo e infarto óseo como presentación inicial de enfermedad linfoproliferativa

Rev. méd. Chile; 145 (6), 2017
We report a 68-year-old woman presenting with pain and swelling in her left elbow. An elbow magnetic resonance with gadolinium evidenced bone marrow infiltration and a bone infarct. Given these findings, a body CT scan was performed which showed multiple mesenteric adenopathies and a large retroperitonea...

Angiomiolipoma de cavidad nasal: reporte de un caso y revisión de la literatura

El angiomiolipoma de cavidad nasal es un tumor hamartomatoso extremadamente infrecuente compuesto por adipocitos maduros, espacios vasculares con escaso tejido elástico y la presencia de haces de células musculares lisas maduras. Se manifiesta principalmente por obstrucción nasal unilateral y epistaxi...

Prenatal Diagnosis of Galen Vein Aneurysm Using Ultrasonography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Perinatal and LongTerm Neurological Outcomes: A Case Series

Abstract Objective To describe the prenatal diagnosis of Galen vein aneurysm (GVA) based on ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in a series of cases, as well as its postnatal outcomes and follow-up until 4 years of age. Methods A retrospective longitudinal study was performed, analyz...

Diagnóstico diferencial entre Glioma y Absceso cerebrales: enseñanzas a partir de un caso

Rev. méd. Maule; 33 (1), 2017
Development of neuroimaging in the last decades has revolutionized the neurological diagnosis, however for they interpretation clinical picture of the patient remains as a relevant aspect. Clinical case: a 30-year-old male patient with recent epileptic seizures, Jaksonian type, secondarily generalized, w...

Autosomal recessive spastic ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay: a family report from South Brazil

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 75 (6), 2017
ABSTRACT Autosomal recessive spastic ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay (ARSACS) is an early-onset, neurodegenerative disorder caused by mutations in SACS, firstly reported in Quebec, Canada. The disorder is typically characterized by childhood onset ataxia, spasticity, neuropathy and retinal hypermyelination...

Potential role of a cognitive rehabilitation program following left temporal lobe epilepsy surgery

Arq. neuropsiquiatr; 75 (6), 2017
ABSTRACT Research into memory and epilepsy has focused on measuring problems and exploring causes with limited attention directed at the role of neuropsychological rehabilitation in alleviating post-operative memory difficulties. Objectives To assess the effects of a memory rehabilitation program in pa...

Encephalitis associated with inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion due to chikungunya infection in Recife, State of Pernambuco, Brazil

Abstract The symptoms of chikungunya virus (CHIKV) infection include fever, headache, muscle aches, skin rash, and polyarthralgia, characterized by intense pain, edema, and temporary functional impairment. This is the first report of encephalitis caused by CHIKV infection associated with an atypical pres...

Encephalitis associated with the chikungunya epidemic outbreak in Brazil: report of 2 cases with neuroimaging findings

Abstract Chikungunya, an alphavirus infection presenting with fever, rash, and polyarthritis, is most often an acute febrile illness. Neurologic complications of chikungunya infection have been reported. Here we report the clinical and neuroimaging data of 2 patients with chikungunya-associated encephali...