Subacute transverse myelitis with optic symptoms in neuroborreliosis: a case report.

Background: Subacute transverse myelitis is one of the late manifestations of neuroborreliosis with only a few cases described to the present day.

Case Presentation: We present magnetic resonance imaging, cerebrospinal fluid, and electroneurography findings of a young female patient suffering from neuroborreliosis-associated transverse myelitis with a wide constellation of symptoms including papilloedema. Magnetic resonance imaging of the cervical spine has shown an enlargement of the spinal cord in the mid-cervical region.

[The influence of radiotherapy of head and neck cancers on carotid arteries].

Introduction: Modern radiotherapy of head and neck cancers involves high dosage of radiation per tissue volume including carotid arteries. Little is known about the mechanism of influence of radiotherapy to the large carotid arteries it may lead to inflammatory condition in the vascular wall, intima-media thickness (IMT) of the vessel and increase atherosclerosis. This work is based on current knowledge and presents the results of research which is based on ultrasound assessment of IMT and atheromatous changes in the carotid artery in a group of 61 irradiated patients with head and neck tumors.