Congenital neuroglial choristoma of the foot

Neuroglial choristoma of the middle ear.

Neuroglial choristoma is a rare cerebral heterotopia which can involve various locations. Even if its occurrence is more frequent in midline structures, it can also be found in the non-midline structure such as, for example, even if only rarely, the middle ear. The described case is that of a 74-year-old male who had been operated on for a neuroglial choristoma located in the tympanic cavity an...

Neuroglial Choristoma of the Middle Ear with Massive Tympanosclerosis: A Case Report and Literature Review

Neuroglialchoristoma is a rare cerebral heterotopia typically involving extracranial midline structures of the head and neck, including the nose, nasopharynx and oral cavity. It rarely involves non-midline structures, such as the middle ear, mastoid and orbit. We report the case of a 63-year-old woman with right-sided hearing loss and aural fullness who was diagnosed with neuroglialchoristoma o...

Congenital Club-Foot

Congenital Club-Foot

The causes of congenital club foot.

Hippocrates was the first to suggest that permanent crippling can follow abnormal intrauterine pressure. More recently, Browne (1936) has been the foremost exponent of the view that this is a major cause of congenital club feet. The theory had first been challenged in the early 19th century by the authors of several very detailed studies on the condition. Little (1839) felt that the variety of ...