Ectopic fascioliasis in the dorsal spine: case report.

Objective: Parasitic myelopathy is rare. We report ectopic infestation of the spine by Fasciola hepatica.

Clinical Presentation: A young woman presented with gradual onset paraplegia with bladder and bowel involvement.

Neuroendoscopic Transnasal Repair of Cerebrospinal Fluid Rhinorrhea.

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea is a common condition managed by most otolaryngologists with the help of nasal endoscopy (sinoscopy). In the last 2 years, we have used a neuroendoscope with a working sheath to treat nine patients with CSF rhinorrhea. One patient developed a recurrence 1 month after treatment but then responded to conservative treatment.

Square cervical laminoplasty incorporating spinous process: surgical technique.

Background: We have used a laminoplasty technique in multilevel cervical canal stenosis that incorporates spinous process in the neural arch and does not require free graft or foreign material.

Methods: In this technique, laminae and spinous processes were used to enlarge stenotic cervical spinal canal. Three patients (mean age 34.

MR demonstration of brain abscess rupture into the subarachnoid space and its possible implication in management.

Background: Rupture of brain abscess into the subarachnoid space as a cause of meningitis is rare. Early diagnosis improves the outcome. There is no previous report of MR demonstration of rupture of brain abscess into the subarachnoid space.

Comparative evaluation of magnetization transfer MR imaging and in-vivo proton MR spectroscopy in brain tuberculomas.

We have compared and analyzed the value of in vivo proton MR spectroscopy (PMRS) and T1 weighted magnetization transfer (MT) MR imaging in tissue characterization of brain tuberculomas. We studied 33 cases of proven intracranial tuberculomas with in vivo PMRS and T1 weighted MT MR imaging. MT ratios from the rim and core of the tuberculomas were calculated and compared with metabolites seen on PMRS.