infection resulting from plasmodium vivax is the commonest type found in india as well as other tropical regions. the clini­cal picture is variable depending on the nature, immunity of the child, and lives in an endemic area or not. here, we report a child, who presented with cerebellar dysfunction with intact sensorium and plasmodium vivax was positive on peripheral smear.

BACKGROUND Treatment of brain abscess is still a subject of controversy. Simple therapeutic approaches like twist drill/burr hole aspiration with or without insertion of a drain are also quite effective. There are reports of encouraging results following endoscopic treatment. We are reporting our results of endoscopic approach on 24 patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS This is a prospective study ...

Objective: To evaluate the demographic features, clinical presentation, site of abscess and bacterial isolates in patients with otogenic intracranial abscess and to assess the outcome of emergency treatment of these cases. Material and Methods: This study was conducted in the department of ENT and Head & Neck Surgery, Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar from January 2005 to December 2010. A tota...

We present a case of restricted diffusion in a ring-enhancing cerebellar metastasis in a 58-year-old man. Diffusion imaging showed restriction with low apparent diffusion coefficient values within the cavity. Diagnosis of abscess was suggested based on radiological findings. A suspicious lung nodule was found in the systemic evaluation, and histological examination of the brain lesion confirmed...

introduction: loss of inhibitory output from purkinje cells leads to hyperexcitability of the deep cerebellar nuclei (dcn), which results in cerebellar ataxia. also, inhibition of small-conductancecalcium-activated potassium (sk) channel increases firing rate  f dcn, which could cause cerebellar ataxia. therefore, sk channel activators can be effective in reducing the symptoms of this disease, ...

INTRODUCTION Actinomycosis is a granulomatous suppurative infection caused by filamentous Gram-positive anaerobic bacteria from the family Actinomycetaceae. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of otogenic brain abscess associated with Actinomyces turicensis. CASE PRESENTATION We report the case of an immunocompetent 5-year-old boy with recurrent otitis media who re-presented to ...

parapharyngeal abscess is a life-threatening disease. upper respiratory tract infection is the main cause in children. we present a 15-month-old boy admitted to the emergency ward with the chief complaint of difficulty in breathing caused by parapharyngealabscess. his condition deteriorated gradually, and he transferred to the operation theater quickly for abscess drainage and because of the di...