BACKGROUND Cortical dysplasias are rarely associated with vascular anomalies. They are usually associated with venous anomalies or in few cases with both arterial and venous anomalies. METHODS Twenty-six year old female presented with history of headache showed cortical dysplasia associated with pure arterial dysplasia in the absence of any associated venous anomaly. CONCLUSIONS An abnormal...

DiGeorge syndrome, also termed 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, represents a spectrum of disorders that include thymic aplasia/hypoplasia, parathyroid aplasia/hypoplasia, conotruncal vascular anomalies, and velocardiofacial (Shprintzen) syndrome. This case report describes a novel constellation of cardiovascular anomalies in a 31-year-old patient with 22q11.2 deletion confirmed by fluorescence in sit...

Sturge-Weber syndrome, encephalotrigeminal angiomatosis, is a neurocutaneous disorder characterized by a facial cutaneous vascular nevus, seizures, mental retardation, hemiplegia, homonymous hemianopia, and buphthalmos or glaucoma (1). The clinical findings are related to vascular anomalies of the face, ocular choroid, and leptomeninges. The imaging findings in Sturge-Weber syndrome may include...

CT scanning of the heart is becoming increasingly common in Norway. CT coronary angiography is a non-invasive method used to diagnose and chart arteriosclerotic disease. The method also lends itself to the detection of anatomical variants such as coronary anomalies. According to the literature, coronary artery anomalies occur in 0.2 – 1.2 % of the population (1). As a rule the anomalies have no...

Sharon Center, DVM, DACVIM College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY Key Points • Medical management improves clinical status of PSVA dogs before surgical intervention but must be individually titrated for each patient because of differences in shunting severity • Protein intake must avoid a negative nitrogen achieved by titrating allowances to maximum tolerance starting at...

BACKGROUND Lingual thyroid represents 90% of ectopic thyroid tissue localizations. The first case was described by Hickman in 1869. An ectopic thyroid is often asymptomatic, but pathological or physiological conditions inducing hyperproduction of thyroid-stimulating hormone can lead an ectopic thyroid to become symptomatic. Treatment of the symptomatic ectopic thyroid can be medical, with hormo...