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Cerebral arterial infarction is a very rare condition during the neonatal period. In recent times, cerebral infarctions with an atypical bland course are reported in healthy, unsuspected newborns. For the first time, we saw focal seizures and a transient syndrome of inappropriate ADH secretion in a full-term, male newborn with an infarction of the middle cerebral artery as the first sign of this disorder. On the basis of these rare clinical manifestations, the literature about neonatal cerebral infarction is reviewed. The diagnostic possibilities and prognostic expectations are discussed. It is the aim of this case report to call attention to this rare disease in order to avoid a delay in diagnosis and therapy, even if the initial manifestations are atypical.
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PMID:[Neonatal focal seizures and transitory inappropriate ADH secretion syndrome due to an infarction in the region of the middle cerebral artery]. 177 Sep 60

Insulinoma is a rare disease, which frequently causes hypoglycemic symptoms and signs or even shock. However, other diseases that produce similar symptoms and signs should firstly be ruled out. We describe a 63 years old male veteran who suffered from repeated episodes of seizure and conscious disturbance upon fasting, on and off for 8 years. Serial examinations led to the suspicion that this might be a case of insulinoma; the suspicion was later confirmed by pathologic examination after the tumor had been excised, and his problems disappeared. After six years, a follow-up examination showed that his condition was still stable.
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PMID:Insulinoma: a case report. 187 60

Six cases of interhemispheric subdural empyema are reported. It is a rare disease due to different infections origins. All of them are under 24 years old. The characteristics symptoms of these cases were intracranial infection, increased ICP, cerebral falx syndrome and focal seizure. The specific appearances on the films of angiography and CT scan were discussed. It could be located these lesions exactly. The surgical treatments were continuous drainage though cranial burr hole or excision of abscess. All 6 cases are cured with no recurrence.
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PMID:[Interhemispheric subdural empyema]. 257 54

A 29 year old male presented with epileptic fits, progressive left sided focal seizures and epilepsia partialis continua, increasing left hemiparesis and mental slowing. Death occurred 2 years after the onset of the illness. Lesions were limited to the right cerebral hemisphere. Hypertrophic astrocytosis was diffuse throughout the gray and white matter but was more severe in the deep cortical layers and U fibres, where it was associated with vacuolar changes and capillary proliferation. Sparse perivascular lymphocytic cuffs, rod shaped microglia and microglial nodules were present. No inclusion bodies were found. These clinico-pathologic features were similar to the cases described by Rasmussen. Only five necropsy cases of this rare disease have been reported previously, all in children. The aetiology is unknown.
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PMID:Chronic localised encephalitis (Rasmussen's) in an adult with epilepsia partialis continua. 311 10

The neurological and psychiatric manifestations in a case of Urbach-Wiethe's disease are reported. The present case is characterized by the predominance of cerebral symptoms: ataxia, psychomotoric seizures, paranoic hallucinatory psychosis and attacks of rage. At autopsy, deposits of amyloid-like material in the walls of the brain vessels could be observed. This finding, together with the mucocutaneous alterations, confirmed the diagnosis of the rare disease know as "lipoid proteinosis cutis et mucosae".
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PMID:Predominantly cerebral manifestation in Urbach-Wiethe's syndrome (lipoid proteinosis cutis et mucosae): a clinical and pathomorphological study. 356 68

Hemiatrophia cerebri is a rare disease, and the etiology and pathogenesis remain unclear in most cases. In the present case, the marked hemiatrophy of the brain in a 19-year-old patient who died suddenly is attributed to encephalitis during early childhood and subsequent prolonged seizures.
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PMID:[Sudden death in cerebral hemiatrophy]. 363 Apr 15

A rare case of cerebral cysticercosis is reported. The patient, a 49-year-old man, had been to Central America several times since 1963. He had an episode of seizure in March 1980 and again in August 1983, and was admitted to our hospital. Skull X-ray, cerebral angiography, scintigraphy, EEG, CSF examination, Chest X-ray, blood and urine examinations were all normal. CT scan only revealed a small lesion in the left frontal lobe as a well circumscribed round low density area with ring-like enhancement. An operation was performed for a suspected brain tumor. However, a cyst was found in the left frontal lobe and was totally extirpated. The microscopic examination revealed a scolex, hooks, and a cyst characteristic of cysticercosis. Postoperative examinations, X-ray of extremities, abdominal CT and immunological reactions of cysticercosis showed no abnormal findings. Cerebral cysticercosis, a rare disease in Japan, may increase proportionally with the increase of world travel. In this case, CT scan was useful for the diagnosis of cysticercosis.
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PMID:[Cerebral cysticercosis--report of an operated case]. 370 18

A 72-year-old woman, previously in good health, suffered for 2 years from attacks of a complex neuropsychiatric syndrome lasting from 2 days to 4 weeks. These episodes, which were followed by intervals of nearly complete recovery, were usually marked by fever, headache, mental confusion, vomiting ataxia, anisocoria, epileptic seizures and stiffness of the neck. Neuroradiological investigation revealed only slight ventricular dilatation. In 13 CSF examinations, there was reduced glucose, increased protein, considerable rise of the IgG index and constant oligoclonal bands. There was also an increase of polymorphonuclear leucocytes, lymphocytes or epithelial-like cells. As all microbial, viral or mycotic tests were negative and the patient recovered, the case was considered to be benign recurrent meningitis of Mollaret. The nosological position of this rare disease, as well as its probable pathogenetic mechanisms, are discussed.
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PMID:A case of benign recurrent meningitis of Mollaret. 616 85

A baby with congenital sensoric neuropathy showed, due to missing sensitivity to pain, repeated injury of the tongue resulting from bites after the front teeth had erupted. The defect formed at the tip of the tongue and showed excessive granulation resembling at first sight a tumorous process. Such alterations of the tongue usually are the first symptom of this rare disease and therefore are most important for diagnosis. With another infant presenting with Joubert's syndrome, i.e. cerebellar malformation, macroglossy, increased motility of the tongue and severe dyspnoic attacks combined with seizures, also tumorous granulomatous alterations of the tongue were found, due to chronic injury of the tongue by bites.
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PMID:[Unusual traumatic alterations of the tongue (author's transl)]. 617 69

Tuberous sclerosis (TS) is a rare disease of the nervous system, being characterized by seizures, mental retardation and adenoma sebaceum. Concomitant pleuropulmonary lesions and spontaneous pneumothorax are extremely rare during the evolution of this disease. To date, only 19 cases of TS and spontaneous pneumothorax have been described in the literature. Here we present a case of TS and associated pleuropulmonary lesions with spontaneous pneumothorax in a 29-year-old female patient. Clinical, roentgenographic and histological aspects of this disease are commented upon.
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PMID:Tuberous sclerosis and associated pleuropulmonary lesions. 619 62


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