[Intradiploic epidermoid cyst: diagnosis by ultrasonography and MRI].

Epidermoïd cysts are well documented. Whenever possible, surgery is always necessary. Intradiploic epidermoïd cyst are uncommon, especially in the occipital bone.

[Assessing and predicting recovery from a coma following traumatic brain injury: contribution of neuroradiological data].

Objective: Literature review concerning the contribution of neurological imaging to the assessment of traumatic lesions and the prognosis of traumatic coma.

Material And Methods: Interrogation of scientific databases Medline, Embase and Current Contents via key-words. One hundred and seventy-one articles were picked up out of which 67 were analysed according to the French ANAES' rules.

[Paradoxical embolism: an unusual cause of cerebral ischemia].

Paradoxical embolism (PE) is an uncommonly diagnosed cause of unexplained ischemic cerebral event. Its diagnosis is based on established criteria and the failure to identify an arterial or cardiac embolic source. The association between patent foramen ovale (PFO) and cryptogenic stroke has repeatedly been demonstrated in clinical studies.

[Giant hydropic fibroma: a case report].

Hydropic degeneration of a uterine leiomyoma is common. Giant forms are uncommon. Positive diagnosis may be challenging because the differential diagnosis includes other rare uterine tumors such as leiomyosarcoma.