Lyme Disease: Acute Focal Meningoencephalitis in a Child

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 82 (6) ◽  
pp. 931-934
Author(s):  
HENRY M. FEDER ◽  
EDWIN L. ZALNERAITIS ◽  
LOUIS REIK
Keyword(s):  
Nervous System ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Lyme Disease ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Brain Parenchyma ◽  
Tick Bite ◽  
System Involvement ◽  
History Of ◽  
Csf Pleocytosis ◽  
The Brain

Nervous system involvement in Lyme disease was originally described as meningitis, cranial neuritis, and radiculoneuritis,1-3 but Lyme disease can also involve the brain parenchyma. We describe a child whose first manifestation of Lyme disease was an acute, focal meningoencephalitis with signs and symptoms such as fever, headache, slurred speech, hemiparesis, seizure, and CSF pleocytosis. CASE REPORT A 7-year-old boy was hospitalized Aug 27, 1985, because of hemiparesis. Six weeks prior to admission he had vacationed at Old Lyme, CT. There was no history of rash or tick bite. He had been well until eight hours prior to admission when fever and headache developed.

Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in Wegener Granulomatosis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

CNS Spectrums ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 121-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Douglas Miles ◽  
Laurie McWilliams ◽  
Wendy Liu ◽  
David C. Preston
Keyword(s):  
Nervous System ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage ◽  
Lower Respiratory Tract ◽  
Granulomatous Inflammation ◽  
Signs And Symptoms ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Wegener Granulomatosis ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Brain

AbstractWegener granulomatosis (WG) is an uncommon, idiopathic disorder that is characterized by granulomatous inflammation of the upper and lower respiratory tract, disseminated vasculitis involving small and medium-sized vessels, and focal segmental glomerulonephritis. Approximately 25% to 50% of patients have nervous system involvement. The brain is less frequently involved. We report a case of a 74 year-old previously well woman who presented with rapidly progressing WG that culminated in subarachnoid hemorrhage. Only six cases of subarachnoid hemorrhage in the setting of WG have previously been reported. We review the common presenting signs and symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and complications of WG.

scholarly journals Cerebral Proliferative Angiopathy: Case Report

2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (02) ◽  
pp. 131-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luana Gatto ◽  
Rodrigo Brisson ◽  
Zeferino Demartini ◽  
Gelson Koppe ◽  
Carlos Rocha
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Endovascular Procedures ◽  
Brain Parenchyma ◽  
Neurological Deficits ◽  
Motor Deficit ◽  
Brain Arteriovenous Malformation ◽  
Cerebral Vascular Disease ◽  
Functional Brain ◽  
History Of ◽  
Over Time

AbstractProliferative angiopathy (PA) is a rare cerebral vascular disease in which anomalous vessels continually recruit additional feeder arteries, amid a functional brain parenchyma. We report the case of a young woman with progressive history of headache, motor deficit, seizures and drowsiness. She received a misdiagnosis of brain arteriovenous malformation (AVM) and evolved with dysarthria and cognitive decline after an unsuccessful embolization performed at another institution. We opted for conservative treatment with periodic control by imaging tests. Proliferative angiopathy differs in natural history, prognosis, histopathology and treatment of the usual AVMs. Endovascular procedures aggravate the neurological deficits, which are usually progressive and tend to worsen over time.

scholarly journals Recurrent Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma in the Left Parietal Region of Cranium: A Case Report

1970 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-56
Author(s):  
ML Rahman ◽  
ASM Shawkat Ali
Keyword(s):  
Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma ◽  
Fibrous Histiocytoma ◽  
Brain Parenchyma ◽  
Parietal Region ◽  
Skull Bone ◽  
Previous Surgery ◽  
History Of ◽  
One Year ◽  
The Brain ◽  
Space Occupying Lesion

A male of 20 years of age presented with features of intracranial space occupying lesion of cranium involving the brain. He came with the history of previous surgery in the head one-year back. On operation, an osteolytic growth from the skull bone invading the meninges and brain parenchyma. Who found Histopathological report revealed malignant fibrous histiocytoma.   doi: 10.3329/taj.v17i1.3492 TAJ 2004; 17(1) : 55-56

IgG4-related inflammatory pseudotumor of the brain parenchyma: a case report and literature review

2018 ◽  
Vol 118 (4) ◽  
pp. 617-627 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhuqing Zhang ◽  
Weiwei Fu ◽  
Minghui Wang ◽  
Lei Niu ◽  
Bin Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Inflammatory Pseudotumor ◽  
Brain Parenchyma ◽  
The Brain

Metastatic Neuroblastoma in the Brain Parenchyma: A Case Report

2000 ◽  
Vol 43 (5) ◽  
pp. 635
Author(s):  
Ho Sung Kim ◽  
Choong Gon Choi ◽  
Ji Hoon Shin ◽  
Ho Kyu Lee ◽  
Dae Chul Suh
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Brain Parenchyma ◽  
The Brain

scholarly journals Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome: A case report

2015 ◽  
Vol 72 (8) ◽  
pp. 735-739
Author(s):  
Dejan Kostic ◽  
Biljana Brkic-Georgievski ◽  
Aleksandar Jovanovski ◽  
Smiljana Kostic ◽  
Drazen Ivetic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
White Matter ◽  
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome ◽  
Impaired Consciousness ◽  
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy ◽  
Neurological Signs ◽  
Appropriate Treatment ◽  
History Of ◽  
Reversible Encephalopathy ◽  
The Brain

Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is characterized by the following symptoms: seizures, impaired consciousness and/or vision, vomiting, nausea, and focal neurological signs. Diagnostic imaging includes examination by magnetic resonance (MR) and computed tomography (CT), where brain edema is visualized bi-laterally and symmetrically, predominantly posteriorly, parietally, and occipitally. Case report. We presented a 73-year-old patient with the years-long medical history of hipertension and renal insufficiency, who developed PRES with the symptomatology of the rear cranium. CT and MR verified changes in the white matter involving all lobes on both sides of the brain. After a two-week treatment (antihypertensive, hypolipemic and rehydration therapy) clinical improvement with no complications occurred, with complete resolution of changes in the white matter observed on CT and MR. Conclusion. PRES is a reversible syndrome in which the symptoms withdraw after several days to several weeks if early diagnosis is made and appropriate treatment started without delay.

scholarly journals Disseminated Mycobacterium tuberculosis following renal transplant: A case report

Pneumologia ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 182-185
Author(s):  
Mahmoud Sadeghi-Haddad-Zavareh ◽  
Mohammad Reza Hasanjani Roushan ◽  
Zeinab Mohseni Afshar ◽  
Masomeh Bayani ◽  
Soheil Ebrahimpour ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Renal Transplant ◽  
Psoas Abscess ◽  
Miliary Tuberculosis ◽  
Caseous Necrosis ◽  
High Clinical Suspicion ◽  
History Of ◽  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Mri ◽  
The Brain ◽  
Current Report

Abstract Miliary tuberculosis (TB) presents a major challenge following a renal transplant in humans. In the current report, we described a patient with disseminated TB following renal transplantation. The article presents the case of a 38-year-old man who presented an 8-month history of fever, chills, sweating, low-back pain and significant weight loss. Chest radiography and computed tomography (CT) scan showed miliary nodules distributed in the two lungs. The transbronchial lung biopsy revealed a granulomatous reaction with caseous necrosis. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain found multiple tuberculomas. Also, MRI of the lumbosacral was indicative of a psoas abscess. Therefore, miliary pulmonary, cerebral and spinal TB was confirmed. The patient was started on an anti-TB regimen and paravertebral aspiration was also done. The patient’s condition improved considerably. In conclusion, this case report can remind us of the importance of maintaining a high clinical suspicion and performing a thorough workup to establish a timely diagnosis and treatment of miliary TB.

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