Chemical abscess post vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation embolisation with ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer.

Unlabelled: Vein of Galen aneurysmal malformation (VGAM) is a rare congenital malformation characterised by arteriovenous fistulas between primitive choroidal arteries and the median prosencephalic vein, the embryonic precursor to the vein of Galen. Endovascular techniques have changed the management of these patients with improved prognosis. An eight-month-old with VGAM managed by endovascular embolisation using ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) developed a chemical abscess - a rare complication.

Comorbidities in children with cerebral palsy: a single-centre cross-sectional hospital-based study from India.

Objective: To describe the comorbidities in children with cerebral palsy (CP) and determine the characteristics associated with different impairments.

Design: Cross-sectional study.

Setting: Tertiary care referral centre in India.

Carotid Body Tumor: A Case Report and Review of Literature.

Carotid body tumour (CBT) is a rare hypervascular tumor in the head and neck region. It develops from neural crest origin paraganglionic tissue which is an arterial chemoreceptor. It presents as a slow growing mass at the carotid bifurcation.

Cases of catastrophic anti-phospholipid syndrome in systemic lupus erythematosus: An experience.

Anti-phospholipid syndrome is an autoimmune disorder characterized by episodes of arterial and/or venous thrombosis and/or pregnancy morbidity in the presence of anti-phospholipid antibodies. Catastrophic anti-phospholipid syndrome is an accelerated form of the disease with rapid involvement of multiple organ systems often posing a diagnostic challenge. There is a paucity of literature on the myriad presentations of catastrophic anti-phospholipid syndrome owing to the orphan nature of the disease.

Selecting the Appropriate First-Line Strategy Based on Hyperdense Vessel Sign in Acute Ischemic Stroke Increases First Pass Recanalization: A Tertiary Center Experience.

 The data pertaining to selecting an optimal first-line strategy (stent retriever [SR] vs. contact aspiration [CA]) based on noncontrast computed tomography (NCCT) in cases of acute ischemic stroke consequent to large vessel occlusion (LVO) is lacking.  This article studies the influence of hyperdense vessel sign (HVS) in selecting optimal first-line strategy, with intention of increasing first-pass recanalization (FPR).