Dejerine-Roussy syndrome: Historical cases.

On June 7, 1906, Jules Dejerine (1849-1917) and Gustave Roussy (1874-1948) presented to the Société de Neurologie de Paris the first description of the thalamic syndrome with serial-section microscopic images. They also provided the first account of central poststroke pain (CPSP). They suggested that pain is one of the primary symptoms of the syndrome, although one of their own patients ("Hud") did not have pain.

Occurrence of adverse events in long-term intrathecal baclofen infusion: a 1-year follow-up study of 158 adults.

Objective: To assess the frequency and types of adverse events (AEs) related to intrathecal baclofen (ITB) therapy in adults, and associated risk factors.

Design: A prospective, observational cohort study of adults followed up from January 1 to December 31, 2010.

Setting: A neurologic rehabilitation department in a university hospital.

Intrathecal baclofen pump: a foreign-body reaction case report and its solution.

Case Report: A 43-year-old woman with cerebral palsy and disabling spasticity underwent a series of 4 implantations of intrathecal baclofen pumps, performed by two teams. A history of 3 aseptic local skin reactions over the site of insertion started 4 months after the first insertion, once with partial pump exposure. There were no clinical or biological signs of infection.

[Coccidioidomycosis revealed by specific cutaneous lesions occurring after placement of a ventricular cardiac shunt for chronic meningitis].

Introduction: Coccidioidomycosis is a deep mycosis rare in France.

Case: We report the case of a patient with disseminated coccidioidomycosis and meningitis after travel to California. It initially suggested tuberculosis.