Internal Cerebral Vein in Susceptibility-Weighted Imaging: A Reliable Tool to Differentiate Among Calcification, Microbleed, and Gross Hemorrhage in Brain Tumors.

Background and objective Susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI) sequence is crucial for brain MRI examinations, as it is equipped with a high sensitivity to detect calcification, microbleed, and gross hemorrhage. Intracranial venous structures such as the superior sagittal sinus (SSS) and cortical veins are used as reference structures in phase image SWI to differentiate diamagnetic and paramagnetic substances. Our study focuses on the internal cerebral vein (ICV) as another reliable reference structure.

Isolated Tuberculous Transverse Myelitis Without Meningitis Among Patients With AIDS: A Case Report.

Acute transverse myelitis is an inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord, characterized by acute or subacute onset of paraparesis, bilateral sensory deficit, and impaired urinary bladder and sphincter tone function. , a very rare cause of transverse myelitis, especially tuberculous myelitis without meningitis, is extremely rare. The main etiologic mechanism consists of an abnormal activation of the immune system against the spinal cord as well as the direct invasion by the bacillus.

Fatal Cervical Spinal Epidural Abscess and Spondylodiscitis Complicated With Rhombencephalitis Caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Spinal epidural abscess (SEA) is a rare but sometimes life-threatening condition. The principal organisms in SEA and spondylodiscitis are gram-positive bacteria, e.g.