Depression and Quality of Life in Patients with Neurological Disorder in a Malaysian Hospital.

Objective: To investigate association between major depressive disorder (MDD) and quality of life in patients with neurological disorder.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out at a Malaysian hospital between April 2016 and December 2016 using convenience sampling. Patients aged ≥18 years with intracranial tumour or other brain disorders were invited to participate.

A rare case of paediatric pontine glioblastoma presenting as a cerebellopontine angle otogenic abscess.

We describe rare case of a 9-year old boy who presented with a two-week history of right ear discharge and mild fever. Contrast enhanced CT scan of the brain showed a lesion in the right cerebellopontine angle with mild enhancement mimicking early abscess formation. Involvement of the mastoid air cells pointing towards a radiological diagnosis of mastoiditis reinforced the diagnosis of an abscess.