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[Spinal subarachnoid hemorrhage. Apropos of 2 cases of cauda equina tumors].

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2 cases of spinal subarachnoid hemorrhage due to tumors of the cauda equina are reported. In both cases the existence of cephalic meningeal signs first suggested an intracranial pathology and diagnostic procedures were performed in this direction. Only when these examinations were negative was a

Adult meningism and viral meningitis, 1997-2004: clinical data and cerebrospinal fluid cytokines.

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OBJECTIVE Although meningism manifesting acute headache has been observed to be associated with common viral and bacterial infections, its definition and pathogenesis have not been clarified. Clinical findings and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) cytokines in adult patients with meningism were investigated

Optic neuritis as isolated manifestation of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis: a case report and systematic review of ocular manifestations of neoplastic meningitis.

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Introduction. Leptomeningeal carcinomatosis occurs in about 5% of cancer patients. Ocular involvement is a common clinical manifestation and often the presenting clinical feature. Materials and Methods. We report the case of a 52-year old lady with optic neuritis as isolated manifestation of

Neurosurgical management of intracranial epidermoid tumors in children. Clinical article.

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OBJECTIVE Epidermoid tumors are benign lesions representing 1% of all intracranial tumors. There have been few pediatric series of intracranial epidermoid tumors reported previously. The authors present their experience in the management of these lesions. METHODS The neurosurgical database at the

Spontaneous spinal subarachnoid hemorrhage after severe coughing: a case report.

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BACKGROUND Spinal subarachnoid hemorrhage has many causes including trauma, vascular malformations, aneurysms, spinal cord tumors, coagulation abnormalities, use of anticoagulants, systemic lupus erythematosus, or Behçet's disease. We report on a rare case of a spontaneous spinal subarachnoid

[Macular tuberculoma and optic neuritis: rare association with tuberculosis meningoencephalitis].

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BACKGROUND Tuberculosis is an endemic disease responsible for death and morbidity in developing countries. METHODS A 50-year-old man with no medical history was admitted to the emergency department for meningism associated with fever and confusion. The ophthalmic exam showed a decline in left visual

[Spontaneous intracranial hemorrhages in childhood].

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BACKGROUND Spontaneous or non-traumatic intracranial haemorrhages seen in children of under 15 years old are most frequently due to cerebral vascular malformations, followed at a considerable distance by blood disorders, vasculopathies, tumours and the complications of radio-therapy. OBJECTIVE To

Non-MS recurrent demyelinating diseases.

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The introduction of MRI has shown that the acute, recurrent (R), and multiphasic (M) forms of disseminated encephalomyelitis (DEM) are more common than suspected in adults, and that their MR images are sufficiently characteristic in most instances to make differentiation from multiple sclerosis (MS)

[Usefulness of electrophysiology and neuroimaging in the evaluation of headache].

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First time experienced severe headache combined with fever or meningism requires immediate evaluation by computer tomography (CT) to exclude subarachnoidal or cerebral hemorrhage, hydrocephalus or a tumor. If CT is normal,lumbar puncture must be performed to exclude meningitis and

Apoplexy in nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas.

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Pituitary apoplexy is an uncommon event, occurring due to the infarction and/or haemorrhage usually of a previously unknown pituitary adenoma. It can occur in all adenoma subtypes but is more common in nonfunctioning pituitary adenomas. The physiopathology is not completely clear, and precipitating

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