[Obesity isn't always obesity: Cushing's disease - case report].

Woman in her thirties presented to the emergency room with a two-week history of worsening headache and diplopia. For eight years she had suffered from progressive weight gain, diabetes and hypertension that didn't improve with lifestyle modification. A lumbar puncture demonstrated increased intracranial pressure and MRI a pituitary adenoma.

[Occlusion of the vertebrobasilar artery. Case presentation and literature review].

This paper is a case report of a 22 year old, previously healthy woman that presented comatose to the Emergency Room at Landspitali University Hospital Iceland. A CT image of the head on admission revealed a large right cerebellar infarct with oedema compressing the fourth ventricle. A CT angiogram on admission was suspicious for a dissection of the left vertebral artery (confirmed during endovascular treatment) and a total occlusion of the distal third of the basilar artery.

Hypopituitarism 3 and 12 months after traumatic brain injury and subarachnoid haemorrhage.

Objective: High prevalence of hypopituitarism (HP) has been reported after traumatic brain injury (TBI) and subarachnoid haemorrhage (SAH). The aim of the study was to prospectively evaluate the prevalence and progression of HP in patients after TBI and SAH in Icelandic population.

Design: A 12 month prospective single-centre study.

Thyrotoxicosis in a 13-year-old girl following pituitary adenectomy for Cushing's disease.

Our objective is to report a case of thyrotoxicosis following pituitary adenectomy for Cushing's disease, the only pediatric case to our knowledge. No thyroid antibodies were detected, and the thyrotoxicosis was successfully treated for 3 months with no relapse after 5 years of follow-up. The cause of thyrotoxicosis remains unknown.

Extramedullary Cavernous Hemangioma with Intradural and Extradural Growth and Clinical Symptoms of Brown-Séquard Syndrome: Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Background: Primary spinal tumors are rare. Symptoms depend on the size and location of the tumor.

Case Description: A patient presented with a rare clinical finding, Brown-Séquard syndrome.

[Superior canal dehiscence - Case report].

Unlabelled: Superior canal dehiscence is a rare syndrome. The symptoms consist of hearing loss, dizziness and autophonia. The patient can be cured with surgery.

Secondary insults following traumatic brain injury enhance complement activation in the human brain and release of the tissue damage marker S100B.

Object: Complement activation has been suggested to play a role in the development of secondary injuries following traumatic brain injury (TBI). The present study was initiated in order to analyze complement activation in relation to the primary brain injury and to secondary insults, frequently occurring following TBI.

Methods: Twenty patients suffering from severe TBI (Glasgow coma score ≤ 8) were included in the study.