Epileptiform seizures revealing neurocysticercosis: report of two clinical cases in Libreville, Gabon.

Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common helminth infection of the central nervous system. It is caused by the larval form of the tapeworm Taenia solium and is increasingly recognized as a major cause of neurologic disease worldwide. Epilepsy is the usual mode of revelation.

Compassionate use of amphotericin B lipid complex (Abelcet) in life-threatening fungal infections: report of 30 courses.

OBJECTIVE: To report a single-center experience of compassionate use of amphotericin B lipid complex (ABLC) in patients with proven or suspected fungal infection who were or would have been unable to tolerate conventional amphotericin B. METHODS: Twenty-eight patients receiving 30 courses of ABLC for 22 proven invasive mycosis episodes (11 aspergillosis, seven candidosis, four miscellaneous) and eight suspected episodes are described. Seven patients were given ABLC first-line therapy because of conditions precluding the use of amphotericin B deoxycholate (Am B).