CASE This is a 27-year-old man with migraines without aura for about 15 years that have increased in frequency to about twice a week in the last 1 year. The headaches are relieved within 1 hour by a triptan. Neurological examination was normal. Family history reveals that both parents, his brother, and sister are all migraineurs.A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain obtained at the pa...

A 48-year-old man who had a complaint of swelling in the left submandibular region and right side of the neck was referred to our radiology clinic for sonographic examination that revealed a type 1 hydatid cyst with a diameter of 32 mm in the left submandibular gland, and a type 3 hydatid cyst with a diameter of 33 mm in the right thyroid gland. The diagnosis was verified by computed tomography...

484 Postoperative recovery was uneventful. Histopathology of the lesion confirmed it as hydatid cyst. Postoperative therapy consisted of albendazole at 10 mg/kg dose for a period of six months to minimize the risk of recurrence. The patient is asymptomatic and is doing well since last two years. Cerebral hydatid cysts constitute only a small percentage of space occupying lesions of the brain mo...

Toxoplasma gondii, an intracellular protozoan parasite, can infect humans in 3 different ways: ingestion of tissue cysts, ingestion of oocysts, or congenital infection with tachyzoites. After proliferation of tachyzoites in various organs during the acute stage, the parasite forms cysts preferentially in the brain and establishes a chronic infection, which is a balance between host immunity and...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Choroid plexus cysts (CPCs) are incidental findings on sonograms of the neonatal head. The incidence of CPCs and their association with childhood neurodevelopmental outcome remains unclear. The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of neonatal CPCs and their association with early childhood neurodevelopmental outcome. METHODS Between July 1997 and June 19...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Colloid cysts of the third ventricle are rare benign brain tumors. The purpose of this study was to correlate their patterns on MR images with the probability of success of percutaneous treatment. METHODS Nineteen patients underwent endoscopic treatment for colloid cysts of the third ventricle. The cases were divided into two groups based on difficulty of the aspiration...

OBJECTIVE Analyze the infectivity and storage resistance of cysts of the ME-49 strain of Toxoplasma gondii in artificially infected bovine milk and homemade fresh cheese. METHODS Pasteurized bovine milk was infected with 10 cysts/ml of the ME-49 strain of T.gondii and inoculated in different groups of mice, immediately or after storage at 4 degrees C for 5, 10 and 20 days. Homemade fresh chee...

This case report was prepared to provide information about cystic echinococcosis detected in a twelve years old domestic cat during experimental laparotomy. In the anamnesis, there complaint of progressive abdominal swelling. As result clinical and radiological examinations, unknown intraabdominal formations were detected. At laparotomy, multiple cysts on right left kidneys. Molecular analysis ...

UNLABELLED Colloid cysts are rare congenital, intracranial neoplasms, commonly located in the third ventricle. Colloid cysts are endodermal congenital malformations. The cysts commonly range in size from 1-2 cm in diameter, although large cysts >3 cm in size have been reported. The components of the cyst include an outer fibrous capsule over an inner epithelium. The epithelium is usually a sing...

not easily forgotten, and once pictured in the mind's eye by the aid of an accurate description, there can be but little danger that when thereafter encountered they might be mistaken for anything else. Descriptions of such cysts abound in the records of most asylums, and it may be well to open -what I have to say regarding them by quoting a description from the archives of the West Riding Asyl...