[A descriptive study of intrahospital neurology service consultations].

Introduction: Neurology consultations requested by other services are a part of hospital attention that has not been studied or valued enough. However, it is a health care activity that is carried out on a daily basis and which consumes considerable amounts of time and resources. AIMS.

[Epileptic seizures as a sign of abstinence from chronic consumption of zolpidem].

Introduction: Zolpidem is derived from imidazopiridine. In recent years it has been used as a non benzodiazepine hypnotic. It is a short acting inducer of sleep of similar efficacy to the benzodiazepines or zopiclone, but well tolerated and does not lead to drug abuse, rebound effects or abstinence syndromes.

[Parry-Romberg progressive facial hemiatrophy: pathogenic and evolutionary considerations with regards to a case followed up for a long period of time].

Introduction: The Parry-Romberg syndrome is a clinical condition in which there is progressive facial hemiatrophy which may be associated with neurological, ocular, cutaneous and auto-immune disorders. It is of unknown aetiology, although many theories have been put forward.

Clinical Case: We present a case of left facial hemiatrophy associated with ipsilateral lingual hemiatrophy and signs of cortico-cerebellar dysfunction, the neuroimaging findings (NMR) and clinico-radiological follow-up covered a period of over 10 years.