PURPOSE To describe MR and CT features of germinoma originating in the basal ganglia and thalamus and to discuss the roles of each modality for its diagnosis. METHODS MR and CT studies of six cases of germinomas, five of which were histologically proved, were retrospectively reviewed. T1-weighted, T2-weighted, and contrast-enhanced T1-weighted conventional spin-echo images, and unenhanced and...

Fahr's syndrome is a rare neurological condition in which calcification of vessels in the basal ganglia and cerebellum usually occurs. Impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) may be present, causing multiple organ complications by means of atherosclerosis. We report a case of Fahr's syndrome associated with hypoparathyroidism and IGT. We present the case of a 52-year-old man with Fahr's syndrome and I...

A 39-year-old woman was referred to the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Neurology clinic for follow-up of abnormal imaging findings. One month prior, she had been in a motor vehicle collision where she briefly lost consciousness. She was taken by ambulance to the emergency department where she was assessed and subsequently cleared of injuries. Non-contrast head computed tomogr...

Objectives: To mathematically model the oscillatory behaviour of Basal Ganglia for Parkinson’s disease as well to simulate by using Cell designer and Scilab. Method: The pathway Parkinsons was downloaded from KEGG database studied scilab programming cell tool. In this work, loaded designer, that is working on basis systems biology mark-up language, analysed entire pathway. Findings: oscillary b...

How biotic and abiotic factors influence soil carbon (C) mineralization rate (RS) has recently emerged as one of the focal interests in ecological studies. To determine the relative effects of temperature, soil substrate and microbial community on Rs, we conducted a laboratory experiment involving reciprocal microbial inoculations of three zonal forest soils, and measured RS over a 61-day perio...

Introduction: Addiction imposes a large medical, social and economic burden on societies. Currently, there is no effective treatment for addiction. Our struggle to decipher the different mechanisms involved in addiction requires a proper understanding of the brain regions which promote this devastating behavior. Previous studies have shown a pivotal role for insula in cigarette smoking. In this...

Fahr syndrome (FS) refers to basal ganglia calcification that is associated with many neurological and psychiatric abnormalities and appears as secondary to other diseases. We described a case of FS patient who was admitted in the Department of Neurology of "Prof. Dr. Nicolae Oblu" Clinical Emergency Hospital, Iassy, Romania, with seizure and mood disorders. On CT, the cause of seizure was foun...