Lumbar disc herniation in a 27-month-old child. Case report.

The occurrence of disc herniation is rare in children. A 27-month-old child fell from his cradle and developed, in the following 2 weeks, irritability, low-back pain, and difficulty in walking. On physical examination a compensatory gait, paravertebral muscle spasm, and a restricted right straight-leg raising test were demonstrated.

Contralateral trigeminal neuralgia: a new clinical manifestation of neurocysticercosis: case report.

In cysticercosis, the central nervous system is one of the most commonly affected sites; the clinical manifestations of this disease in the central nervous system can be very severe. The nature and intensity of the signs and symptoms depend on the location of the parasite; cysticeric situated in the cysternae may cause arachnoiditis and vasculitis, but the manifestations are rarely the result of their mass effect. We report the case of a 52-year-old woman with a racemose cysticercus in the left cerebellopontine angle, who presented with contralateral trigeminal neuralgia.

Cavernous hemangiomas of the dura mater at the convexity. Report of a case and therapeutical considerations.

A rare case of cavernous angioma of the dura mater at the convexity is presented. In comparison with the more common cavernous hemangiomas that arise from dural sinuses, the ones on the convexity have a much better prognosis. They do not seem to be associated with spontaneous hemorrhage, their removal is simpler and, transoperatory bleeding, if it occurs, is scanty.