Intramedullary lipoma of the cervicodorsal spinal cord with intracranial extension: case report.

Background: An unusual case of an extensive intramedullary lipoma of the cervicodorsal spinal cord with intracranial extension causing compression of spinal cord and brainstem is described.

Case Description: A 3-year-old child with lack of limb movement since birth, the cause of which had remained obscure, developed opisthotonos and episodes of severe respiratory difficulty with brief periods of apnea. Craniospinal computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were diagnostic of lipoma.

Cranial-epidural tuberculosis presenting as a scalp swelling.

Background: Unlike the brain tuberculoma, tubercular osteomyelitis of the skull is very rare and not sufficiently described in the literature. Awareness of this entity makes diagnosis possible.

Case Descriptions: Two unique cases of cranial and epidural tuberculosis (TB) with absence of intradural and brain involvement are presented.