Photoleukocoria with smartphone photographs.

A 3-year-old boy was referred with suspected leukocoria in the right eye, detected in all smartphone photographs taken by his parents. His medical and family history was unremarkable. The visual acuity was 20/20 in both eyes.

[Intraventricular arachnoid cyst].

INTRODUCTION. Intracranial arachnoids cysts are considered benign developmental anomalies that occur within the arachnoid membrane and generally contain clear and colourless fluid resembling cerebrospinal fluid. The prevalence of these cysts is higher in the first two decades of life, and the incidence is widely quoted as approximately 1% of all space-occupying intracranial lesions.

[Spontaneous intracranial hypotension syndrome: two case reports].

INTRODUCTION. Spontaneous intracranial hypotension is caused by spontaneous spinal cerebrospinal fluid leaks and is known for causing orthostatic headaches, and a wide variety of associated symptoms have been reported. CASE REPORTS.

[Cervical lymphatic metastasis of an intracranial meningioma].

Introduction: Meningioma is the most common primary intracranial tumor, accounting for around a third of all primary brain tumor. In most cases, they are benign neoplasms that start in the cells of the arachnoid mater. Meningiomas are typically slow growing; however they can metastasize in 0.

[Chronic subdural hematoma in young patients].

Objective: The objective of this study was to analyse demographic, clinical and radiological findings and surgical results in a series of chronic subdural haematomas (CSDH) in young adult patients.

Patients And Methods: This retrospective study included 42 patients under 40 years of age who were diagnosed and surgically treated for a CSDH during a 30-year period (1982-2011).

Results: Of the 42 cases analysed, 32 were males and 10 were females, and the mean age at diagnosis was 29.