Cost of Treatment of Cerebral Aneurysm Embolization: Study of Associated Factors.

Background: Surgical clipping or endovascular coiling are the main procedures used in the treatment of cerebral aneurysms, with a preference for endovascular coiling. In Morocco, the number of patients needing endovascular coiling is growing, but many of them do not have access to this technique. The aim of this study was to determine the main parameters associated with variations in the total cost of this procedure in order to establish the amount (lump sum) that may be reimbursed by health insurance funds.

[Severe ethylene glycol intoxication by skin absorption].

Unlabelled: Ethylene glycol is present predominantly in antifreeze,and in industrial solvents. Accidental ingestion of ethylene glycol is relatively rare, but may be potentially lethal. It results in a depression of the central nervous system, a severe metabolic acidosis and an acute renal failure by tubular precipitation of calcium oxalate crystals.

Multiple hydatid cysts of the neck, the nasopharynx and the skull base revealing cervical vertebral hydatid disease.

Hydatid disease is caused by the parasitic tapeworm Echinococcus. This parasite in larval stage can thrive in many parts of the body, most commonly in the liver and the lung. Hydatid disease in the head and neck is uncommon and hydatid cyst presents rarely as a cervical mass.