Hemorrhage in long segment cervical schwannoma; case report and literature review.

Background: Although hemorrhages associated with cervical and thoracic intraspinal schwannomas are typically localized to the subarachnoid hemorrhages (SAH) or subdural hemorrhages (SDH) compartments, rare intratumoral bleeds may also occur.

Methods: In the literature, we found and analyzed multiple factors for 13 cases (e.g.

Rapidly growing diffuse neurofibroma of the scalp with calvarial defect in a young woman: A rare entity.

Background: A diffuse neurofibroma, a variant of neurofibroma, most commonly occurs in young adults and involves the head and neck. In the absence of neurofibromatosis, associated calvarial defect with these swellings is rarely seen.

Case Description: An 18-year-old woman presented with a history of rapidly progressive painless large swelling over the bilateral parieto-occipital region of scalp.

Fulminant acanthamoebic meningoencephalitis in immunocompetent patients: an uncommon entity.

We are reporting two patients of fatal and rapidly progressive amoebic encephalitis in immunocompetent host from poor socioeconomic status. Both these patient had acute neurological worsening preoperatively and did not respond to subsequent surgical decompression. Biopsy report confirmed acanthamoebic cerebral infection.