Tuberous sclerosis is a known phakomatosis and the associated finding of a subependymal giant cell astrocytoma is common with this disorder. A case of tuberous sclerosis with a finding not previously reported, i.e. that of a pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma, is presented here.

In this study, we reviewed the clinical characteristics of five cases of subependymal giant cell astrocytoma (SEGA) at our hospital between May 1997 and July 2012. The median age was 18 years old (range, 8 to 26). The clinical symptoms were presented as seizure in two patients and headache in three patients. All the tumors were located near the foramen of Monro. The median size of the tumors wa...

Background Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC), and Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) are two inherited disorders while they are genetically independent. TSC is characterized by the formation of multiple hamartomas in nearly all organs. SMA is a destructive neurological disorder leading to progressive muscular weakness and atrophy. Case Presentation</e...

OBJECTIVE This study was aimed to explore parents' experience of assisting children affected by tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) with subependymal giant-cell astrocytoma (SEGA) manifestation, in order to understand their caring needs and expectation of support. SETTING AND PROCEDURE The study was designed according to the qualitative method of interpretative description and implied two sequen...

OBJECTIVE This paper aimed at studying presentations of the central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma using structural images obtained by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). METHODS The MRI features at presentation of 15 patients diagnosed with CNS lymphoma in a university hospital, between January 1999 and March 2011, were analyzed by frequency and cross tabulation. RESULTS All patients had supr...

Abstract AIMS 5-ALA (Gliolan©) is a valuable surgical tool used predominantly in high grade tumours, which utilises tissue fluorescence to improve the visualisation of brain-tumour interface. This ensures safe maximal resection, while preserving healthy brain. While Gliolan© use low tumours has previously been reported with variable results, reports its and success context SEGA are extremely ra...

Nasolabial cysts, also known as nasoalveolar cysts are benign cysts. They were first described by Zuckerkandl in 1882 [1]. The soft tissue, non-odontogenic located the nasolabial fold.