Hereditary polyneuropathy in the Alaskan Malamute.

Objective: To prove the hypothesis that a polyneuropathy in Alaskan Malamutes has a genetic background.

Material And Methods: Pedigrees of 131 related Alaskan Malamutes were included in the current study. Neurological examination, electrodiagnosis as well as muscle and nerve biopsies could be performed in 10 dogs.

Intracranial amebic abscesses: CT and MR findings.

The CT and magnetic resonance findings in a case of intracranial amebic abscesses are described. Due to increased travel to endemic areas, amebic abscess should also be included in the differential diagnosis for patients who live in the temperate parts of the world.

[The multicentric glioblastoma multiforme].

The authors report on two cases of multicentric glioblastoma multiforme, one of them being a trilocular glioblastoma, whereas in the second case a second focus developed contralaterally. Both patients received whole skull radiation of 40 Gy. The patient who suffered from the primarily unilocal tumour was given a tumour boost.

[CT in the preoperative clarification of Kartagener's syndrome].

A case of Kartagener's syndrome with situs inversus totalis that was seen on CT is presented. CT was employed to obtain important preoperative information.

[Tuberous sclerosis: family manifestations].

The authors report on 6 sisters and brothers with Bourneville's disease (tuberous sclerosis). The article describes the different morphologic manifestations of the illness in the patients and places them in relation with the generally assumed principal signs with special reference to the new imaging techniques such as cranial computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging. These methods reveal pathognomonic patterns already very early, in association with specific clinical changes.