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Tuberculous Meningitis in an Immunocompetent Host: A Diagnostic Challenge

Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Journal, 2021
Tuberculosis is a major global public health problem, which poses significant diagnostic and treatment challenges. Tuberculous meningitis is the most severe form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, which approximately affects 1% of all patients with active ...
Hussein Algahtani, Bader Shirah, Nawal Abdelghaffar, Abdulrahman J. Alqahtani, Mohammad Alshehri   +4 more
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Application of a Neuronavigation System Utilizing 3.0T Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Frameless Stereotactic Brain Biopsies [PDF]

Zhongguo quanke yixue, 2022
Background With the advancement of modern neuroimaging and neuronavigation techniques, frameless intracranial biopsy techniques have been increasingly used.
Xiaoyuan HUANG, Maoliti WULABIEKE·, Jilili ABUDUKEYOUMU·, Jichao WANG, Xiaopeng YANG
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Immunopathology of Tumefactive Demyelinating Lesions-From Idiopathic to Drug-Related Cases

Frontiers in Neurology, 2022
Tumefactive demyelinating lesions (TDL) represent a diagnostic dilemma for clinicians, and in rare atypical cases a collaboration of a neuroradiologist, a neurologist, and a neuropathologist is warranted for accurate diagnosis.
Aigli G. Vakrakou, Maria-Evgenia Brinia, Ioanna Svolaki, Theodore Argyrakos, Leonidas Stefanis, Constantinos Kilidireas   +5 more
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Isolated primary CNS lymphoma: a case report and a contemporary review [PDF]

Exploration of Neuroscience
Primary central nervous system lymphoma is a rare form of extranodal non-Hodgkin lymphoma that is confined to the brain, spinal cord, leptomeninges, or eyes, representing less than one percent of all non-Hodgkin lymphomas and approximately four percent ...
Ali Msheik, Muath Hussein, Alaaeldin Ahmed, Aiyat Mohamed, Abbas F. Abdul Hussein, Hayel Salih, Kazim Mohammed, Abdelnaser Thabet   +7 more
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Incidence, risk factors, and outcomes for early postoperative seizures in dogs with rostrotentorial brain tumors after intracranial surgery

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2022
Background Seizures in the early postoperative period after intracranial surgery may affect outcome in dogs. Objectives To determine the incidence of early postoperative seizures (EPS) in dogs with brain tumors, identify specific risk factors for EPS ...
Rell L. Parker, John Du, Richard L. Shinn, Adam G. Drury, Fang‐Chi Hsu, John L. Roberston, Thomas E. Cecere, Avril U. Arendse, John H. Rossmeisl   +8 more
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Intracranial Tuberculoma Mimicking Neurosarcoidosis: A Clinical Challenge

Infectious Disease Reports, 2021
Central nervous system (CNS) tuberculosis is a rare manifestation of all tuberculosis presentations. The incidence of brain tuberculoma is increasing in developed countries due to HIV infection and immigration from tuberculosis-endemic countries ...
Fatemah Abbasi, Muhammet Ozer, Kirti Juneja, Suleyman Yasin Goksu, Babak Jamasian Mobarekah, Marc S. Whitman   +5 more
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Primary central nervous system lymphoma presenting as multiple space-occupying lesions in advanced human immunodeficiency virus infection

South African Journal of Radiology, 2017
A 31-year-old man presented with seizures and cerebellar symptoms on a background of weight loss and lethargy. He was found to be infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and following radiological imaging, was commenced on treatment for presumed
Sara Zafar, Maria Javed, Neesha Rockwood, Farhat Kazmi   +3 more
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Feasability of a Frameless Brain Biopsy System for Companion Animals Using Cone-Beam CT-Based Automated Registration

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the use of a novel intraoperative cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT)-based automated registration system for frameless stereotactic brain biopsy in companion animals.
Felix Meneses, Arianna Maiolini, Franck Forterre, Anna Oevermann, Daniela Schweizer-Gorgas   +4 more
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Case report: A case of primary angiitis of the central nervous system: misdiagnosed for 3.5 years

Frontiers in Neurology, 2023
IntroductionPrimary angiitis of the central nervous system (PACNS) is an uncommon inflammatory condition that exclusively affects blood vessels within the brain parenchyma, leptomeninges, and spinal cord. Due to its infrequency and the variability in its
Lixia Qin, Miao He, Wei Lu
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Rheumatoid Meningitis

Frontiers in Neurology, 2011
An 80-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis had gait difficulties and frequent falls. MRI of the brain showed an extra-axial enhancing lesion overlying the right frontal-parietal cortex, that progressively extended to the contralateral side.
Maria J Servioli, Chandril eChugh, John eLee, Jose eBiller   +3 more
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