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Interhemispheric subdural empyema complicating sinusitis was diagnosed in two children by CAT scan. One of them presented with intracranial hypertension and paresis of one foot (syndrome of the falx cerebri). Antibiotic treatment alone without surgery (in one case with brief initial steroid therapy) brought rapid and complete clinical and radiological cure. A nonsurgical approach can now be considered in certain cases of intracranial local suppurations, given the possibility of earlier and more precise initial diagnosis and follow-up with CAT scan.
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PMID:Nonsurgical treatment of interhemispheric subdural empyemas. 54 Dec 20

The sphenoid sinus is the paranasal sinus most commonly implicated when cranial neuropathies are present. Two patients presenting with sixth nerve paralysis secondary to sphenoid sinus involvement are presented. One patient had a primary sphenoid sinus tumor, and the other a metastasis from a bronchogenic carcinoma. Of the two patients, one carried the diagnosis of idiopathic sixth nerve paresis and had had a normal sinus x-ray film and CAT scan done previously. Even in the absence of positive radiographic findings, the high clinical suspicion of sinus malignancy must be maintained in patients manifesting abducens nerve paralysis. In these patients, the petrous apex and cavernous sinus "silent area" must be diligently evaluated. For the patient to have any chance for palliation or potential cure, the tumor must be diagnosed as soon as possible.
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PMID:Abducens nerve paralysis: a potential presentation of sphenoid sinus cancer. 308 45

We report a 39 years old female presenting with headache, progressive clouding of sensorium and long pathway deficit signs. Brain CAT scan showed a process involving basal ganglia, thalami and Herophilus press. A thrombosis of this vessel was suspected. The first magnetic resonance imaging was informed as a diffuse inflammatory process compatible with an encephalitis. The patient aggravated and a second magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a partial thrombosis of sinus rectus, Galenus vein, Herophilus press and both internal cerebral veins. Intravenous heparin was started with a progressive recovery of the patient. Two months later she had an almost complete recovery with a persistent mild right brachial paresis and a memory deficit for recent events.
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PMID:[Deep venous cerebral thrombosis. Report of one case]. 1003 96

Case report of a 62-year-old patient with a presumed loosening of a hip endoprosthesis after 10 years and a planned replacement. In addition, the patient suffered pain in the thigh and had paresis of the femoral nerve. A CAT-Scan substantiated the diagnosis either of a suppurating or a neoplastic tumour in the left iliac foss. The wide excision revealed a rare inflammatory tumour in the left ileopsoas muscle due to the excessive abrasion of the metal hip endoprosthesis.
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PMID:[Inflammatory pseudotumor of the ileopsoas muscle with femoral paralysis caused by massive metal abrasion of a hip endoprosthesis]. 1224 83

We report a 15 year-old female presenting with behavioral disturbances, headache, left hemiparesis and paresis of the vertical gaze. CAT scan and magnetic resonance showed an involvement of right thalamus, third ventricle and medial temporal lobe suggesting an encephalitis or lymphoma. 201Thalium SPECT suggested a lymphoma. A stereotaxic biopsy showed a subacute demyelinizing lesion, compatible with an acute disseminated encephalomyelitis. The patient was treated with Methylprednisolone with resolution of symptoms. She remains in good condition after one year of follow-up.
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PMID:[Diagnosis of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis using a stereotaxic biopsy: Report of one case]. 1713 Sep 72

Intravascular large B cell lymphoma is a rare subtype of large cell lymphoma that is characterized by the proliferation of lymphoid cells within the lumina of small blood vessels. We report a 61-year-old male presenting paresis of both lower limbs, confusion and a history of weight loss. Magnetic resonance and CAT imaging studies showed multiple images of brain and cerebellar infarctions. Twenty days after admission, the patient died and the postmortem study demonstrated a multisystem intravascular large B cell lymphoma.
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PMID:[Intravascular large B cell lymphoma: report of one case]. 2273 53