Rev Med Interne
September 1996
Central nervous system (CNS) neurosarcoidosis was considered to be infrequent. Clinical and radiological polymorphism explained the delay before diagnosis. With magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), diagnosis is more easily performed, especially in paucisymptomatic cases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis 44-year woman was admitted for weight loss and global intellectual slowing. She had mild chronic alcoholic neuropathy. She was discontinued alcoholic consumption for 6 months and was given disulfiram (1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA 33-year-man with an encephalopathy of unknown aetiology, had an history of epilepsia for 30 years. Different types of seizures were seen, including grand mal and frontal attacks. Epilepsia was associated with mental retardation and behavioral disorders.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe report the case of a 28-year-old woman who presented with multiple episodes of cerebral bleeding secondary to a choriocarcinoma with brain, lung and abdominal metastases, which had been partially treated 1 year before. The diagnosis was confirmed by a-high serum beta HCG level. This case emphasizes the importance of suspecting an underlying choriocarcinoma and obtaining a serum beta HCG level in young women presenting with a cerebral haemorrhage.
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