INTRA-CRANIAL HEMORRHAGE IN THE NEW-BORN

Concurrent intra - medullary and intra - cranial

Although tuberculosis of the central nervous system is well known, the incidence of intra-medullary tuberculomas is low and a combination of intra-medullary with intra-cranial tuberculomas is extremely rare. This communication reports a case of disseminated (intra-medullary, intra-cerebellar and intra-cerebral) tuberculomas in a sixyear-old girl initially presenting with a spinal tumour syndrom...

[Intra-cranial hemorrhage in infants due to vitamin K deficiency - report of 2 cases]

OBJECTIVE: Drive attention to the late form of the hemorrhagic disease of the newborn, secondary to vitamin K deficiency, as a cause of intracranial hemorrhage in young infants.METHODS: The authors describe and analyze two cases of late hemorrhagic disease of the newborn, secondary to vitamin K deficiency, producing intracranially hemorrhage during the second month of age. The most important pu...

The Operative Treatment of Cranial Depressions in the New-Born Infant

On the 26th day of February 1893 I was called to see a child who had j ust been delivered by forceps. The left frontal bone was markedly depressed, presenting a concavity instead of the usual convexity. The deformity was so extreme that the father wished something to be done, at once, for its relief; but, in the absence of symptoms, I ordered delay, to give Nature a chance. Forty hours after bi...

Intra-cranial Toxoplasmosis in an Immunocompetent Female.

Intra-cranial toxoplasmosis is a rare entity occurring mostly in immunosuppressed individuals. It is extremely rare in an immune competent patient. Toxoplasmosis is the third leading cause of food borne illness. Depending upon the site, degree of inflammation and local damage, toxoplasmosis encephalitis and cranial abscess can cause long lasting neurologic sequel. With modern imaging techniques...

Cryptosporidium spp. in new born lambs in IRAN