Purpose: Rhinocerebal mucormycosis is a rare life threatening fungal infection observed in immunocompromised patients. We report six cases of patients with rhinocerebral mucormycosis confirmed histologically. Our study confirms the necessity of early diagnosis when clinical and CT findings are suggestive.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGas containing epidural pseudocyst is a rare cause of lumbar radicular compression. We present the case of a 42 year old woman presenting with right L5 radicular pain. CT showed vacuum phenomenon and a gas containing epidural pseudocyst compressing the right L5 root.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Cortical cerebral dysgenesis is a heterogeneous disorder of cortical development and organization. It is well known by neuropathologists and is becoming more important in the clinical setting, mainly due to MRI. Our purpose is to report the MRI features of cortical dysplasia in 30 patients and to propose a simple classification with review of the literature.
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