Clinical and radiological findings of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome in children: About 16 children hospitalized in the pediatric department of a Tunisian tertiary care hospital.

Background: Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) is a clinico-radiological entity most frequently described in young- or middle-aged adults with a rare occurrence among children.

Aim: To determine the clinical, radiological features and outcome of PRES in children admitted to a Tunisian tertiary care pediatric department.

Methods: we retrospectively reviewed records of all children under 18 years old diagnosed with PRES and admitted to the PICU of the Pediatric department of Sahloul University Hospital from January 2000 to August 2021.

Pyogenic brain abscess in children: a Tunisian multi-center experience.

Background: Brain abscess (BA) is an uncommon intracranial suppurative infectious disease, especially in children. Treatment involves surgery and prolonged courses of antibiotics.

Objectives: Our study aimed to describe clinical characteristics of children with BA treated in middle Tunisian health centers.

Spectrum of gastrointestinal lesions of neurofibromatosis type 1: a pictorial review.

Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) is one of the most common genetic disorders. Gastrointestinal manifestations of NF-1 are seldom thought of in routine clinical practice and might thus be significantly under-recognised. Their heterogeneous spectrum ranges from localised microscopic proliferative lesions to grossly recognizable mass-forming neurofibromas, neuroendocrine and gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST).