scholarly journals Isolated Intramedullary Lumbar Spine Neurocysticercosis: A Rare Occurrence and Review of Literature

2021 ◽  
Vol 07 (04) ◽  
pp. e327-e336
Author(s):  
Anil Dhar ◽  
Sanjeev Dua ◽  
Hershdeep Singh
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Lumbar Spine ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Parasitic Infection ◽  
Rare Occurrence ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Central Nervous System

AbstractNeurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common parasitic infection of the central nervous system. Spinal cysticercosis is a rather rare clinical occurrence. Intramedullary (IM) spinal NCC is rarer still. Furthermore, cases of IM-NCC at lumbar levels are few and far between. We present a case of a 35-year-old male patient who was diagnosed to have IM-NCC at L2-3 level and was managed surgically with no recurrence at 2 years of follow-up. A systematic literature review (1992–2020) highlights it to be only the third case reported with exclusive lumbar involvement

scholarly journals A STUDY ON A CASE OF SPINAL NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS: A RARE CASE REPORT

2021 ◽  
pp. 44-45
Author(s):  
Piyush Modi ◽  
Rajeev Kumar Singh ◽  
K.S Shahi ◽  
Prateek Shakya
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Rare Case ◽  
Parasitic Infection ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
Rare Case Report ◽  
The Central Nervous System

Neurocysticercosis is the most common parasitic infection of the central nervous system worldwide. However , cysticercosis affecting the spine is considered extremely rare. We report one case of spinal cysticercosis with review of literature.

Solitary Fibrous Tumors in the Central Nervous System

2003 ◽  
Vol 127 (4) ◽  
pp. 432-439 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tarik Tihan ◽  
Michael Viglione ◽  
Marc K. Rosenblum ◽  
Alessandro Olivi ◽  
Peter C. Burger
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Biological Behavior ◽  
Clinicopathologic Features ◽  
Distinct Entity ◽  
Total Resection ◽  
Solitary Fibrous Tumors ◽  
The Central Nervous System ◽  
Extracranial Metastases

Abstract Context.—Solitary fibrous tumors (SFTs) of the central nervous system are rare neoplasms that usually present as dura-based masses and clinically resemble meningiomas. Histologically, they can be similar to fibrous meningioma or hemangiopericytoma (HPC). In particular, densely cellular regions seen in some SFTs can be indistinguishable from HPC. Little is known about the biological behavior of SFTs, although most seem amenable to total resection. Objectives.—To define the clinicopathologic spectrum of SFTs in the central nervous system and to outline their differences from HPC and meningioma. Design.—We present the clinicopathologic features of 18 patients with SFT and compare them with those of an age- and sex-matched cohort of HPCs. Results.—Eleven SFTs were supratentorial, 3 were infratentorial, and 4 were intraspinal. Four of the 18 tumors were intra-axial (2 in the lateral ventricles and 2 within the spinal cord). Histologically, SFTs were similar to their soft tissue counterparts. Six tumors (6/18) had densely cellular regions, and 1 tumor showed frankly anaplastic features. All but 3 patients underwent gross total resection, and there were no metastases or tumor-related mortalities during the median follow-up of 40 months. In contrast, there were 15 local recurrences (83%), 5 extracranial metastases (27%), and 4 tumor-related deaths (22%) in the HPC cohort. Conclusions.—Our study presents the clinicopathologic features of SFT as a distinct entity from both meningioma and HPC. We also present unusual examples of anaplastic, intraventricular, and intramedullary spinal SFTs that expand the clinicopathologic spectrum of these uncommon and sometimes diagnostically difficult neoplasms.

scholarly journals Pilomyxoid Astrocytoma Occurring in the Third Ventricle

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
Sanghyeon Kim ◽  
Myongjin Kang ◽  
Sunseob Choi ◽  
Dae Cheol Kim
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Third Ventricle ◽  
World Health ◽  
Central Nervous System Tumor ◽  
Pilomyxoid Astrocytoma ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Central Nervous System ◽  
Health Organization

Pilomyxoid astrocytoma (PMA) is a rare central nervous system tumor that has been included in the 2007 World Health Organization Classification of Tumors of the Central Nervous System. Due to its more aggressive behavior, PMA is classified as Grade II neoplasm by the World Health Organization. PMA predominantly affects the hypothalamic/chiasmatic region and occurs in children (mean age of occurrence = 10 months). We report a case of a 24-year-old man who presented with headache, nausea, and vomiting. Brain CT and MRI revealed a mass occupying only the third ventricle. We performed partial resection. Histological findings, including monophasic growth with a myxoid background, and absence of Rosenthal fibers or eosinophilic granular bodies, as well as the strong positivity for glial fibrillary acidic protein were consistent with PMA.

scholarly journals Schwannoma of the arythenoid

2013 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 224-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Eduardo Molinari Nardi ◽  
Alexandre Wakil Burzichelli ◽  
Elio Gilberto Pfuetzenreiter ◽  
Rogerio Aparecido Dedivitis
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Schwann Cells ◽  
Rare Case ◽  
Nerve Fibers ◽  
Endoscopic Procedure ◽  
The Central Nervous System

Schwannoma is a benign encapsulated tumor that originates from the Schwann cells lining nerve fibers outside the central nervous system. We report a rare case of schwannoma that arose from the left arythenoid cartilage The patient underwent excision of the mass through microlaryngeal endoscopic procedure. No recurrence was observed during follow-up.

Use of rituximab in lymphomatoid granulomatosis with isolated central nervous system involvement

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (9) ◽  
pp. e235412
Author(s):  
Jesse Mooneyham ◽  
Cesar Gentille ◽  
Andrea Barbieri ◽  
Shilpan Shah
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Single Agent ◽  
Central Nervous System Involvement ◽  
Brain Lesions ◽  
The Body ◽  
Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis ◽  
Vasogenic Oedema ◽  
The Central Nervous System

A 33-year-old woman presented to the emergency room with severe headaches. A CT scan of the head revealed two brain lesions with associated vasogenic oedema. Diagnostic resection of one of the lesions followed by pathological analysis revealed grade III lymphomatoid granulomatosis (LYG). Staging investigations elsewhere in the body were negative, isolating this case of LYG to the central nervous system, an atypical presentation. After the resection, she was treated with single-agent rituximab 375 mg/m2. The follow-up MRI demonstrated the resolution of brain lesions and no progression of the disease.

Inflammatory pseudotumors of the central nervous system: Report of 3 cases and a literature review

2003 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 253-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Häusler ◽  
Lars Schaade ◽  
Vincent T. Ramaekers ◽  
Martin Doenges ◽  
Gerhard Heimann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Inflammatory Pseudotumors ◽  
The Central Nervous System

scholarly journals STUDIES IN THE PATHOGENESIS OF EXPERIMENTAL DYSENTERY INTOXICATION

1960 ◽  
Vol 111 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abraham Penner ◽  
Alice Ida Bernheim
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Intravenous Administration ◽  
Shiga Toxin ◽  
Third Ventricle ◽  
Dosage Level ◽  
Ventricular System ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Central Nervous System ◽  
The Brain

The introduction of Shiga toxin into the ventricular system of the brain with major location in the third ventricle resulted in a response similar to that following the administration of the toxin either intravenously or by cross-circulation. The intravenous administration at the dosage level employed would have elicited no response. These observations lend support to the hypothesis that Shiga toxin activates some mechanisms in the central nervous system which are capable of producing visceral lesions. These mechanisms are those which control the vasomotor components of homeostasis. This hypothesis permits an explanation of the proximo-distal and intramural features of the lesion.

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