Spinal cord compression secondary to epidural bilharzioma: case report.

A case of an epidural granuloma due to Schistosoma mansoni compressing the spinal cord at T7-T9 is presented. The patient, a 35-year-old Brazilian man, started complaining of recurrent back pain since 2003. A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan showed a large epidural mass extending from T7 to T9 and causing mild spinal cord compression.

Endoscopic aqueductoplasty in the treatment of aqueductal stenosis.

Objective: Endoscopic aqueductoplasty is an option of treatment of obstructive hydrocephalus caused by aqueductal stenosis. We report on our experience with this endoscopic technique.

Materials And Methods: Eighteen patients with primary or secondary aqueductal stenosis underwent endoscopic aqueductoplasty (EA) with or without stenting between July 2004 and January 2007.

Aggressive intracranial fibromatosis: case report.

Unlabelled: Fibromatosis is a locally aggressive, proliferative fibroblastic lesion affecting musculoaponeurotic structures, most often in the limbs and trunk. Intracranial fibromatosis is extremely rare and requires aggressive treatment to prevent recurrence.

Case Description: We present the case of a 20 year old woman with aggressive skull base fibromatosis.

[Size and proliferative index correlation in acoustic neuromas].

Acoustic neuromas are the most common tumors in the cerebellopontine angle. The molecular mechanisms involved in generation and growth of these tumors are not completely elucidated. Many radiological, clinic and immunohistochemistry data were correlated to tumor growth.

Ventricular arteriovenous malformation bleeding: a rare cause of headache in children. Case report.

Headache as a chief complaint is rare in the paediatric emergency room. Actually, very seldom cases secondary to life threatening conditions as non-traumatic subarachnoid haemorrhage have been reported. A child with severe headache and nuchal rigidity and no other abnormalities on the physical examination is reported.