a 49 year old woman diagnosed as a cervical cancer patient, after receiving appropriate treatment experienced metastasis in her abdominopelvic cavity. after aggressive management, she was well for a while. however, she developed to a poor condition consisting of urologic, gastroenterological, hematologic and neurologic problems just in a short time. in the course of hospital she presented one s...

Syringohydromyelia is defined as a longitudinal dilatation of the central canal of the spinal cord with accumulated cerebrospinal fluid. This condition may cause neurologic deficits when the cavity enlarges and compresses the spinal cord. We present the case of a 33 years-old female with progressive paraparesis caused by syringohydromyelia. This patient underwent previously multiple clinical an...

We report a case of cerebral fat embolism (CFE) that was imaged with T2- and T2*-weighted, fluid-attenuated inversion recovery, and contrast-enhanced T1-weighted images. Multiple white matter lesions demonstrated contrast enhancement, with little evidence of hemorrhage. The patient regained complete neurologic function. CFE can cause capillary inflammation and breakdown of the blood-brain barri...

Treatment of acute renal allograft rejection with mouse monoclonal antibody (OKT3) is associated with systemic and neurologic side effects. We describe cerebral abnormalities in a 13-year-old boy with steroid-resistant renal allograft rejection. After treatment with OKT3, an acute neurologic syndrome developed, including seizures, lethargy, and decreased mental function. CT and MR imaging revea...

INTRODUCTION Clinical presentation of syringomyelia can mimic a variety of neuromuscular disorders. A misdiagnosis can result in progressive pressure on the spinal cord, causing the development of severe irreversible neurologic deficits. CASE PRESENTATION We report the very unusual case of a 50-year-old Latino man who developed severe distal muscle atrophy and bulbar dysfunction as a result o...

Polioencephalomalacia (PEM) is a neurologic condition in ruminants that can be caused by several dietary factors including water deprivation-sodium ion toxicosis, lead poisoning and high sulfur intake. Three month old calves on a 1500-cow dairy experienced neurologic problems during three separate episodes. The morbidity rate approached 75% each time. Based upon post-mortem examination, three o...

Acute Flaccid Myelitis (AFM), a polio-like paralysis in children no older than 21, has recently reemerged and increasing numbers of such cases have been reported worldwide since 2012. Accurate and early diagnosis of this condition could help with better management of the disease. A 9- year- old girl with chief complaint of headache, fever and vomiting was subsequently affected by an acute...

Cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis is a rare genetic metabolic disorder of cholesterol and bile acid metabolism that results in systemic and neurologic abnormalities. Typically, the disease begins in infancy with chronic diarrhoea. Cataracts become evident in childhood or adolescence, and xanthomata develop in the second and third decades of life. Significant neurologic impairment also occurs; this...

Deficiency of Vitamin B12 can have many neurologic sequelae including periperhal neuropathy, visual disturbances, mood and memory changes and subacute combined degeneration (SCD) of the spinal cord1. Macrocytic anemia is also a common finding of B12 deficiency allowing the clinician to arrive at a diagnosis, however neurologic symptoms can be present even in the absence of hematologic changes. ...

Deficiency of Vitamin B12 can have many neurologic sequelae including periperhal neuropathy, visual disturbances, mood and memory changes and subacute combined degeneration (SCD) of the spinal cord1. Macrocytic anemia is also a common finding of B12 deficiency allowing the clinician to arrive at a diagnosis, however neurologic symptoms can be present even in the absence of hematologic changes. ...