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Spinal tumors in children

Summary Introduction: Spinal tumors are rare in the pediatric population, presenting many specific peculiarities when compared to adults. We have performed a broad narrative review to describe the most common spinal tumors in children, discussing their main characteristics and management options. Metho...

Spontaneous carotid dissection

Summary Carotid dissection is a rare occurrence but it is the main cause of stroke in individuals aged less than 45 years, and can be the etiology in up to 25% of strokes in young adults. We report a case with classic image of ying yang on vascular ultrasound, which was treated according to the best avai...

Síndrome de encefalopatía posterior reversible: reporte de un caso fatal y análisis de factores predictores de mal pronóstico

Biomédica (Bogotá); 37 (supl.1), 2017
El síndrome de encefalopatía posterior reversible es una condición que responde a múltiples causas y presenta características clínicas o radiológicas distintivas; los intensivistas y los médicos de urgencias deben conocerlo con el fin de hacer el diagnóstico y ordenar el tratamiento oportuno. Se...

Oncocytoma of the lacrimal gland: a case report

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 80 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT Here we describe a rare case of a benign tumor in the lacrimal gland of a healthy 4-year-old girl. Mild proptosis was the only abnormality observed on clinical examination. Magnetic resonance imaging of the right orbit revealed an oval, solid, well-circumscribed, homogeneous mass extending from ...

Anterior spinal artery syndrome following coronary artery bypass grafting: a case report

Abstract We present a patient with unstable angina candidate for coronary artery bypass grafting. Saphenous vein graft was used in obtuse marginal and left internal mammary artery to left anterior descending artery properly. After surgery, the patient experienced flaccid paralysis of lower limb and impai...

Surgical treatment of neurocysticercosis. Retrospective cohort study and an illustrative case report

Säo Paulo med. j; 135 (2), 2017
ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Neurocysticercosis is prevalent in developing countries and manifests with several neurological signs and symptoms that may be fatal. The cysts may be parenchymal or extraparenchymal and therefore several signs and symptoms may occur. Depending on their location, neurosu...

Endocarditis infecciosa: ¿afectan su pronóstico las complicaciones neurológicas?
Neurologic complications of infective endocarditis: do they have an impact on prognosis?

Medicina (B.Aires); 77 (2), 2017
De acuerdo a la literatura, en un 20 a 40% de las endocarditis infecciosas se producen complicaciones neurológicas. Nuestro objetivo fue determinar la frecuencia de compromiso neurológico en pacientes con endocarditis infecciosa de válvulas izquierdas, considerando la presentación clínica, tipo de l...

Protocolo de Investigación: Validación de Resonancia Magnética en Meniscopatías Comparado con Artroscopía. Pacientes de Traumatología del Hospital de Especialidades José Carrasco Arteaga. Cuenca - Ecuador. 2016-2017

INTRODUCCIÓN: La resonancia magnética es un método de imagen no invasivo que valora satisfactoriamente las meniscopatías, contribuyendo significativamente a su diagnóstico y evitando la realización de artroscopias innecesarias. El objetivo es determinar la validez del estudio de RM para el diagnós...