Intrasellar arachnoidocele is a herniation of the optochiasmatic cistern through dehiscence sellar diaphragm producing an empty sella turcica, hence its name turcica syndrome. It extremely rare benign malformative pathology. We report case intra-sellar in 34-year-old woman revealed during annual control mass under dossinex by cerebral magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) which found cystic formatio...

The aim of the present study was to investigate the treatment of refractory Cryptococcus neoformans encephalitis with continuous administration of liposomal amphotericin B (AmB). Liposomal AmB was administered to a 28-year-old male by intravenous injection, with daily increasing dosages up to 150 mg per day and combined use of fluconazole (0.4 g per day) and oral flucytosine tablets (1.5 g per ...

The article reports the radiocarbon investigation of Anzapalivoro, the largest za baobab (Adansonia za) specimen of Madagascar and of another za, namely the Big cistern baobab. Several wood samples collected from the large inner cavity and from the outer part/exterior of the tree were investigated by AMS (accelerator mass spectrometry) radiocarbon dating. For samples collected from the cavity w...

The purpose of this study was the long-term evaluation of a method of surgically repairing the abnormal condition of accessory teat and gland cistern complexes in dairy cattle. A prospective evaluation of three cows that had undergone the procedure was done. These cows were evaluated from four months to one year, postoperatively. A thorough history, physical examination, contrast radiography, a...

Objective: To propose a new typing method for sylvian arachnoid cysts (SACs) and to provide a basis for the choice of surgical approaches of SACs. Methods: 34 cases of SACs were divided into 3 types: I type. SACs medial cyst wall was located in the outer 1/3 of sylvian fissure; type II. SACs medial cyst wall was located in median 1/3 of sylvian fissure; III type. Type I and Type II accepted neu...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The decision to proceed with surgery in cerebellar infarct with mass effect (CIMASS) in deteriorating patients is based on clinical features. The potential role of neuroimaging in predicting deterioration has not been systematically studied. In this study we determine the role of neuroimaging in predicting deterioration in CIMASS. METHODS -We retrospectively reviewed th...

The authors present a unique case of intracranial lipoma in the interpeduncular cistern associated with proximal P1 segment fenestration. This patient is a 20-year-old male with extensive psychiatric history and complaints of recent auditory hallucinations. Cranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (T1, T2, and FLAIR) showed a hyperintense lesion in the left aspect of interpeduncular cistern wit...

Adipogenesis is the process of differentiation of adipocytes from mesenchymal multipotent cells through adipocyte precursors. In this issue, a study by the groups of Opas and Michalak (Szabo, E., Y. Qiu, S. Baksh, M. Michalak, and M. Opas. 2008. J. Cell. Biol. 182:103-116) demonstrates that this process is repressed by increasing intracellular Ca(2+), which, in turn, is dependent on the express...