Twenty infants with neonatal meningitis were treated with systemic and lumbar intrathecal antibiotics upon initial diagnosis. Failure to sterilize the CSF in 2-3 days was associated with evidence of ventriculitis in these infants who were then treated with intraventricular antibiotics. 4 infants died, but only 2 of them may be regarded as treatment failure. It is suggested that many deaths from...

Some intraventricular mass lesions have proven difficult to delineate, even with a contrast-enhanced CT scan. The combination of intrathecal contrast and CT scanning has been especially useful in studying the ventricles and subarachnoid spaces of both the brain and spinal cord . We report a case in which we instilled metrizamide directly into the body of the left lateral ventricle to show the e...

A dose ótima, frequência, duração e efeitos tóxicos da terapia intratecal intraventricular para meningite por gram-negativos, foram discutidos revistos. avaliação de três casos, cada um tratado maneira diferente, foi realizada.

Objective. We review the neuroanatomical aspects of the temporal lobe related to the temporal lobe epilepsy. The neuronal, the ventricular, and the vascular structures are demonstrated. Methods. The previous articles published from the laboratory of the senior author are reviewed. Results. The temporal lobe has four surfaces. The medial surface has a complicated microanatomy showing close relat...

Valvular aortic stenosis is the most common valvular disorder in Europe. Although recommended, stress exams are still underused in its evaluation. We report the case of a 60-year-old man who, following a routine electrocardiogram with abnormal ventricular repolarization, underwent stress testing, which was positive for myocardial ischemia, and an echocardiogram that revealed moderate aortic ste...

 ABSTRACT Background: High resolution CT scan has made early diagnosis of intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) easier. Posttraumatic intraventricular hemorrhage has been reported to a greater extent because of the CT scan. Methods: 904 patients were admitted in the NSICU from March 2001 to March 2002 with severe closed head injury, of those only 31 patients with intraventricular hemorrhage (GCS le...

This article reviews symptomatic intraventricular xanthogranulomas, based on a case presentation. Bilateral xanthogranulomas of the choroid plexus were removed surgically from the lateral ventricles of a 12-year-old boy. At 9 years of age, he had evidence of increased intracranial pressure and was hospitalized. Dense enhancing masses were detected in computerized tomogram (CT) brain scan. The l...

DESCRIPTION A 62-year-old woman with ischaemic heart disease reported having dyspnoea, chest pain in the left hemithorax, epigastric pain and nausea for 4 weeks. The patient’s blood pressure was 150/90 mmHg and ejection-fraction on echocardiography was 30–35%. An electrocardiogram showed a regular rhythm, with a widened QRS complex in all leads. There were notched R waves in V5, V6, aVL, II, II...

The case of a 55-year-old immunocompetent woman with central nervous system cryptococcosis and multiple intraventricular cysts is presented. The cysts did not enhance on MR and had signal characteristics similar to cerebrospinal fluid on T1- and T2-weighted images; their intensity was lower than cerebrospinal fluid on proton density-weighted images.