scholarly journals What is the role of cerebrospinal fluid ferritin in the diagnosis of subarachnoid haemorrhage in computed tomography-negative patients?

2008 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 189-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian D Watson ◽  
Robert Beetham ◽  
Michael N Fahie-Wilson ◽  
Ian B Holbrook ◽  
Daniel M O'Connell
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Cerebrospinal Fluid ◽  
Subarachnoid Haemorrhage

scholarly journals Intraventricular Silicone Oil: An Imitator

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 48-49
Author(s):  
Ajit Reddy ◽  
Manjunath Narayanappa ◽  
Anil K Shukla ◽  
Annitha E Jayamohan
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Cerebrospinal Fluid ◽  
Rare Case ◽  
Silicone Oil ◽  
Vitreoretinal Surgery ◽  
Silicon Oil ◽  
Silicone Oils ◽  
Oil Seepage ◽  
The Brain

ABSTRACT Introduction Silicone oils are used in vitreoretinal surgery and it helps in maintaining the shape and fullness of the orbital globe. Rarely, they may get leaked from the orbit and may track to the brain in cerebrospinal fluid spaces like cisterns, ventricles. This can be documented by computed tomography with hyperdense oil. We are presenting a very rare case of the orbital silicon oil seepage into the ventricle. We report the role of multidetector computed tomography to see silicone oil migrating from orbits to the brain. Not many cases are reported in the literature. How to site this article Reddy AK, Narayanappa M, Shukla AK, Jayamohan AE. Intraventricular Silicone Oil: An Imitator. J Med Sci 2016;2(3):48-49.

scholarly journals EARLY PROGNOSIS OF SUBARACHINOID HAEMORRHAGE

2008 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 162-165
Author(s):  
Mirjana Vidovic ◽  
Dzevdet Smajlovic ◽  
Osman Sinanovic
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Subarachnoid Haemorrhage ◽  
High Mortality ◽  
Clinical Picture ◽  
Poor Prognosis ◽  
Heart Diseases ◽  
Older Age ◽  
Subarachnoidal Haemorrhage

Introduction: Subarachnoid haemorrhage presents urgent state in neurology, with dramatic clinical picture and high mortality. Aim of this study was to analize role of the risk factors in prognosis of patients with spontaneous subarachnoidal haemorrhage. Patients and Methods: It was analyzed 48 patients with spontaneous subarachnoidal haemorrhage which are cured on Neurological clinic in Tuzla in period from January 1. 2001 till December 31. 2002. Mean age of patients was 57.6 +/-12. years. Results: It was shown that the most frequent risk factors were hypertension (72.9%), heart diseases (54.1%) and smoking (39.6%). From all 48, 21 (43.7%) patients died. At survived patients, one month from begining of disease, cases. Survived had significant lower mean age (p= .009) and Hunt Hess score (p=0.001) at admission than the died. Patients with complexity find by computed tomography had bad prognosis. Conclusion: Older age of patients, higher number of risk factors, higher Hunt Hess score at admission, and blood in the ventricular system on CT are risk factors for poor prognosis of patients with subarachnoidal haemorrhage.

Fibrinolytic Activity of Cerebro-Spinal Fluid and the Development of Artificial Cerebral Haematomas in Dogs

1969 ◽  
Vol 21 (02) ◽  
pp. 294-303 ◽  
Author(s):  
H Mihara ◽  
T Fujii ◽  
S Okamoto
Keyword(s):  
Cerebrospinal Fluid ◽  
Carboxylic Acid ◽  
Fibrinolytic Activity ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
Trans Form ◽  
Plate Method ◽  
Blood Samples ◽  
Fibrin Plate ◽  
The Brain

SummaryBlood was injected into the brains of dogs to produce artificial haematomas, and paraffin injected to produce intracerebral paraffin masses. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and peripheral blood samples were withdrawn at regular intervals and their fibrinolytic activities estimated by the fibrin plate method. Trans-form aminomethylcyclohexane-carboxylic acid (t-AMCHA) was administered to some individuals. Genera] relationships were found between changes in CSF fibrinolytic activity, area of tissue damage and survival time. t-AMCHA was clearly beneficial to those animals given a programme of administration. Tissue activator was extracted from the brain tissue after death or sacrifice for haematoma examination. The possible role of tissue activator in relation to haematoma development, and clinical implications of the results, are discussed.

Diagnosis of cerebral hemorrhage before the era of computed tomography

2013 ◽  
Vol 154 (44) ◽  
pp. 1743-1746
Author(s):  
Gergely Hofgárt ◽  
Rita Szepesi ◽  
Bertalan Vámosi ◽  
László Csiba
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Cerebrospinal Fluid ◽  
Positive Predictive Value ◽  
Predictive Value ◽  
Hemorrhagic Stroke ◽  
Cranial Computed Tomography ◽  
Cerebral Stroke ◽  
Daily Routine ◽  
Stroke Patients ◽  
The Difference

Introduction: During the past decades there has been a great progress in neuroimaging methods. Cranial computed tomography is part of the daily routine now and its use allows a fast diagnosis of parenchymal hemorrhage. However, before the availability of computed tomography the differentiation between ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke was based on patient history, physical examination, percutan angiography and cerebrospinal fluid sampling, and the clinical utility could be evaluated by autopsy of deceased patients. Aim: The authors explored the diagnostic performance of cerebrospinal fluid examination for the diagnosis of ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke. Method: Data of 200 deceased stroke patients were retrospectively evaluated. All patients had liquor sampling at admission and all of them had brain autopsy. Results: Bloody or yellowish cerebrospinal fluid at admission had a positive predictive value of 87.5% for hemorrhagic stroke confirmed by autopsy, while clear cerebrospinal fluid had positive predictive value of 90.7% for ischemic stroke. Patients who had clear liquor, but autopsy revealed hemorrhagic stroke had higher protein level in the cerebrospinal fluid, but the difference was not statistically significant (p = 0.09). Conclusions: The results confirm the importance of pathological evaluation of the brain in cases deceased from cerebral stroke. With this article the authors wanted to salute for those who contributed to the development of the Hungarian neuropathology. In this year we remember the 110th anniversary of the birth, and the 60th anniversary of the death of professor Kálmán Sántha. Professor László Molnár would be 90 years old in 2013. Orv. Hetil., 154 (44), 1743–1746.

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