background: the objective of the study was to evaluate the presence of neospora caninum organisms in the brain of aborted fetuses and placentas of full-term calves born of seropositive cows. methods: during 2006-2007, 12 brains of aborted calves from neospora seropositive cattle and 7 pla­centas from seropositive dams giving birth to full-term calves, from four dairy cattle farms located around...

MR showed a neurenteric cyst posterior to the cervicomedullary junction in a man with chronic recurrent aseptic meningitis. On T1-weighted MR, the cyst was of high intensity in relation to the brain, and on T2-weighted MR it was of less intensity than cerebrospinal fluid.

an interesting case of rare multiple hydatid of parotid, brain and kidney is reported. she is a 35-year-old married woman first referred because of a swelling in the parotid region and later for neurological manifestions. on general physical examination, an abdominal mass was felt in the right hypochondrium. these multiple space-occupying 'lesions in the brain, kidney and parotid proved to be h...

Fig. 1 : Flair mrI image showing multiple coalescing thin walled cysts of varying sizes in right frontoparietal region. No calcification/solid component seen – consistent with hydatid cyst. A 21 year old male presented with history of headache since last 1 year. headache was moderate in intensity, intermittent and associated with pain in the eyes. No history of any fever, vomiting or seizures w...

An intracranial cyst tumor with a mural nodule can be representative of some types of brain tumors, but is a rare presentation of intracranial inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT). Herein, we report the case of an intracranial IMT in a 48-year-old woman presenting with the extremely unusual radiologic findings of a cyst with a mural nodule.

RATIONALE Spontaneous rupture of intracranial dermoid cyst is a rare but serious clinical event that can result in cerebral ischemia. Cerebral vasospasm and vasculitis are considered as potential mechanisms of dermoid cyst rupture-related cerebral ischemia. However, the hemodynamic mechanisms between cerebral ischemia and dermoid cyst rupture are not well known. PATIENT CONCERNS A 55-year-old...

Background: Many intracranial lesions can induce psychotic symptoms. Arachonoid cyst is one of the suspicious etiologies. A possible link between arachnoid cyst and psychosis gives an interest to the pathogenesis of psychotic symptoms. Here, we present a case of schizophrenia with a large cerebellar arachnoid cyst. Case Presentation: Ms. Lu is a 31-year-old woman with schizophrenia for 7 years...

The immune system operates the protection against infections by selecting efficient pathways depending on pathogen. Toxoplasma gondii, an obligate intracellular protozoan parasite, has two lifecycle stages, tachyzoite and cyst, in intermediate hosts including humans. Tachyzoite is acute stage form that quickly proliferates within host cells. Cyst chronic can slowly grow into more than 100 mm di...

Background: Many intracranial lesions can induce psychotic symptoms. Arachonoid cyst is one of the suspicious etiologies. A possible link between arachnoid cyst and psychosis gives an interest to the pathogenesis of psychotic symptoms. Here, we present a case of schizophrenia with a large cerebellar arachnoid cyst. Case Presentation: Ms. Lu is a 31-year-old woman with schizophrenia for 7 years...

INTRODUCTION Hemorrhagic complications of arachnoid cysts have been reported, extensively presenting with subdural or intracystic hematoma after trauma, but presentation with extradural hemorrhage is very rare. In this paper, we report the case of a patient with an arachnoid cyst who developed an extradural hematoma after a subtle head injury. Our patient presented with very mild symptoms in sp...