The medium-size intra-cranial arteries arising from the carotid bifurcation are prone to perinatal arterial ischemic strokes (PAIS). PAIS' physiopathology needs to be better understood to develop preventive and therapeutic interventions that are currently missing. We hypothesized that materno-fetal inflammation leads to a vasculitis affecting selectively the carotidian tree and promoting a foca...

A 65-year-old female with head injury presented with traumatic epidural hematoma. She was hit by a car while riding a bicycle and initially suffered loss of consciousness. Brain computed tomography (CT) showed epidural hematoma (EDH) with no significant bony fracture. The moderate head injury (GCS score 9) necessitated an intra-cranial pressure (ICP) monitor insertion, which revealed an enlarge...

The objective is to report a 33 year old female who came to the emergency room of Ophthalmology complaining of reduced visual acuity on the left eye, in a progressive and insidious way, about two years ago. In the ophthalmological examination, she presented dilated tortuous vessels in her left bulbar conjunctiva, very high intraocular pressure and increased cupping of the optic disc. SITASWAP a...