[Intracranial subdural hematoma during spinal anesthesia].

Spinal anesthesia (SA) is frequently used in tropical zones. Intracranial subdural hematoma is an uncommon complication of SA. The purpose of this report was to describe a case of intracranial subdural hematoma observed during SA performed for cesarean section in a 22-year-old women in Senegal.

Paraplegia and decompression sickness.

Decompression sickness may include spinal cord damage, which sometimes persists. Casual divers are exposed, as well as professionals. In this study we have reviewed the clinical records of divers admitted with symptoms of spinal cord injuries in our area in the last 6 years.

[The thorax of patients in diving accidents. Radiologic study].

On the basis of a series including 185 files on diving accidents gathered between 1981 and 1988, the authors carry out a radiological study of the thoracic signs observed after drowning and lung overpressure. The typical radiological form and the various clinical forms of drowning and lung overpressure are described in this article. Emergency plain thoracic radiography in bed in the method of choice.

[Proteus septicemias. Apropos of 4 cases].

The authors record four cases of septicemia caused by Proteus, observed at the "Hôpital Girard et Robic" resuscitation department, in Tananarive, Madagascar. The patients were young and free from visceral disorders. The first case was a post-abortum etiology with a myocardial clinical picture.

[Malarial hemolysis and renal insufficiency].

The authors report on 5 cases of malarial haemolytic anemia associated with renal insufficiency over a 3 years period at Girard and Robic hospital resuscitation department. As the occurrence of these forms is somewhat frequent in Madagascar, the differential diagnosis has to be established from cerebral malaria. The primary diagnostic difficulties are reviewed, the various kinds of renal insufficiency are considered and the physico-pathologic troubles are anticipated.