Factors involved in time reduction between seizure relapses in patients with epilepsy attending emergency rooms in Medellín, Colombia.

Background: Seizure relapses are the leading cause of admission to emergency rooms (ER) in people with epilepsy.

Objective: To analyze administrative and clinical factors associated with the duration between seizure relapses in people with epilepsy admitted to the Neurological Institute of Colombia (Medellin) between July 2018 and July 2019.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective follow-up study of 156 patients over 18 years old, diagnosed with epilepsy, and treated for over a year.

Textiloma Mimicking a Recurrent High-Grade Astrocytoma: A Case Report.

 Textiloma (Txm) is a nonmedical term that has been given to foreign body-related inflammatory pseudotumor arising from retained nonabsorbable cotton matrix that is either inadvertently or deliberately left behind during surgery, which may trigger an inflammatory reaction. This report describes a case of Txm mimicking a recurrent high-grade astrocytoma.  We, here, present the case of a 69-year-old female with a 6-month history of progressive left-sided weakness.