Jael's syndrome: Removal of a retained intracranial kitchen knife blade - A case report.

Background: Jael's syndrome is defined as an intentional injury caused by a knife in the skull or the face. It is a rare yet challenging situation in clinical practice. Initial triage is the key to optimal management.

Isolated thoracic intradural extramedullary epidermoid cyst: A technical note.

Background: Congenital, acquired, and iatrogenic spinal epidermoid cysts (EC) are very rare.

Methods: A 62-year-old female patient presented with a 5-month history of progressive paraparesis leading to paraplegia secondary to a posterior compressive intradural extramedullary lesion at the T7 level. The patient underwent a laminectomy/durotomy for gross total tumor excision.

Association of limited dorsal myeloschizis and corpus callosum lipoma: A case report and literature review.

Background: Intracranial lipomas are a rare clinical entity. These lesions are frequently asymptomatic and originate in the pericallosal area. As they are fat-containing lesions which are intimately attached to the surrounding structures, surgery is not recommended.

Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma in a toddler presenting with torticollis: case report and literature review.

Introduction: Spontaneous spinal epidural hematoma (SSEH) is a rare entity, especially in toddlers and infants. The nonspecificity of its presenting symptoms in children may be a source of delayed diagnosis.

Case Description: We report the case of a 20-month-old young boy without medical history who presented with irreducible torticollis, worsened a few days later by severe tetraplegia and respiratory distress.

Phenotypic characterization of human peripheral γδT-cell subsets in glioblastoma.

The antitumoral contribution of γδT cells depends on their activation and differentiation into effectors. This depends on different molecules and membrane receptors, which conditions their physiology. This study aimed to determine the phenotypic characteristics of γδT cells in glioblastoma (GBM) according to five layers of membrane receptors.

Complex craniosynostosis in the context of Carpenter's syndrome.

Carpenter's syndrome or acrocephalopolysyndactyly type II is a rare genetic autosomal recessive disease, with an incidence estimated at 1 per 1 million births. Common findings of a brachydactyly, polysyndactyly, and a trefoil-like skull with extreme brachycephaly due to fusion of the bilateral coronal, sagittal and lambdoid sutures. We report a 12-month-old male who was referred to our care for evaluation of a craniofacial deformity-a trefoil-like skull, flattened and receding forehead, bulging of temporal bones, hypertelorism, exorbitism, and polysyndactyly in the upper and lower limbs and psychomotor delay.

Arachnoiditis Ossificans of the Lumbar Spine: A Rare Cause of Progressive Cauda Equina Syndrome.

Arachnoiditis ossificans of the spine is a rare entity defined as an ossification of the leptomeninges resulting in neurologic decline. We describe the case of a 42-year-old woman, without any obvious predisposing factor, who presented with a progressive cauda equina syndrome. The imaging findings on magnetic resonance imaging were confusing by showing an atypical intraspinal lesion extending from L1 to S1.

Unusual association of COVID-19, pulmonary tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus, having progressed favorably under treatment with chloroquine and rifampin.

Infection with the new coronavirus has been declared an international health emergency. Its curative treatment is unknown and is the subject of several clinical trials. In addition, the concomitant association of COVID-19 with tuberculosis and the human immunodeficiency virus, hitherto never described, is potentially fatal.

Neuroinvasion, neurotropic, and neuroinflammatory events of SARS-CoV-2: understanding the neurological manifestations in COVID-19 patients.

Respiratory viruses are opportunistic pathogens that infect the upper respiratory tract in humans and cause severe illnesses, especially in vulnerable populations. Some viruses have neuroinvasive properties and activate the immune response in the brain. These immune events may be neuroprotective or they may cause long-term damage similar to what is seen in some neurodegenerative diseases.

Awake Craniotomy with Functional Mapping for Glioma Resection in a Limited-Resource-Setting: Preliminary Experience from a Lower-Middle Income Country.

Background: Awake craniotomy with brain mapping aims to maximize resection of gliomas located within eloquent regions while minimizing the risk of postoperative deficits. This technique is common practice in the developed world but has yet to be implemented in most low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). We assessed the feasibility, safety, and efficiency of functional-based glioma resection using minimal facilities in a limited-resource institution.

Diagnosis and management of intracranial tuberculomas: about 2 cases and a review of the literature.

Central nervous system tuberculosis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Intracranial tuberculoma is rare and is one of the most severe cases of tuberculosis. We present two cases.

Acute Lumbar Spinal Subdural Hematoma Inducing Paraplegia After Lumbar Spinal Manipulation: Case Report and Literature Review.

Background: Traumatic spinal subdural hematoma is an extremely rare occurrence that requires urgent investigation and most often prompt intervention. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case related to a spinal manipulative therapy.

Case Description: This report describes a case of traumatic lumbar subdural hematoma after a spinal manipulative therapy without any predisposing factor.

[Brain tumors in children: about 136 cases].

Brain tumors are the most diagnosed solid tumors in children under the age of 15 years worldwide. However, the epidemiological and anatomopathological profile of these tumors has been poorly described in African and, particularly, in Moroccan literature. This study highlights the epidemiological and anatomopathological peculiarities of primary brain tumors in children living in the region of Marrakech (south Morocco).

[Central neurocytomas: clinical and radiopathological correlations: about 12 cases].

Central neurocytomas are defined as neoplasms composed of round, uniform cells, with neural immunophenotypic profile and low proliferation index. They account for 0.5% of intracranial tumors.

Foramen magnum meningioma's management: the experience of the department of neurosurgery in Marrakesh.

Our study is a retrospective analysis of the clinical data, surgical outcomes, histological finding and prognosis of foramen magnum meningiomas through a serie of 8 cases operated at the department of neurosurgery at Mohammed VI medical university hospital, Marrakesh. From January 2002 to December 2015. There were 3 male and 5 female patients (mean age, 46.

Epilepsy: unusual presentation of cerebral hydatid disease in Children.

Cerebral hydatid disease is very rare, representing only 2% of all cerebral space occupying lesions even in the countries where the disease is endemic. Intracranial hydatid cysts are more common in children and occur more frequently in the supratentorial space. The aim of this paper is to describe the characteristic features of computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and to determine the clinical presentation and surgical outcome of cerebral hydatid disease.

Diagnostic and management of pediatric brain stem abscess, a case-based update.

Purpose: Authors report their experience of a pediatric brain stem abscess with a literature review.

Methods: A 2.5-year-old girl first displayed bacterial otitis 3 months before admission.

Primary liposarcoma of the lumbar spine.

Background: We describe a rare case of the cauda equina syndrome caused by a primary pleomorphic liposarcoma of the lumbar spine.

Case Report: A 35-year-old man presented a 2-month history of back pain and slowly progressive weakness of lower limbs without sphincter dysfunction. It had a laminectomy for a supposed disc herniation three years previously.