background and importance: lumboperitoneal shunts are commonly used to treat several conditions, but their use can result in significant complications. we discuss a complication of these shunts that has not been reported in the literature to date. case presentation: an obese, 41-year-old woman admitted to rasool akram hospital complaining of a severe headache and blurred vision. the physical ex...

purpose: to report a case of cystinosis and idiopathic intracranial hypertention associated with duane syndrome type i. case report: a 15 years old girl and a known case of nephrotic cystinosis presented to eye clinic with complaints of lid fissure changes on horizontal gaze and headache since 6 months ago. she was obese and had short stature. she had history of kidney transplantation 6 years a...

Aim: To explore the expression of brain deriverd neurotrophic factors (BDNF) and neurotrophic factor-3 (NT-3) in the CSF of patients with Tuberculous meningitis (TBM). And elucidate the underlying mechanisms. Methodology: Prospective observational clinical study performed on 18 adults with TBM and 12 Adults with viral meningo-encephalitis (ME). 9 controls with non-inflammatory intracranial hype...

Background and Importance: Arachnoid cysts are benign nontumoral lesions that are usually found incidentally in brain imaging. Suprasellar Arachnoid Cysts (SSACs) are rare. They can cause hydrocephalus and increased intracranial pressure, lower cranial nerve impairment and endocrine disorder. Sometimes arachnoid cysts become complicated by subdural hematoma/hygroma.  Case Presentation: We...

Chondromas are benign tumors that may be found in many parts of the body. Among intracranial neoplasms, tumors of cartilaginous origin are rare. It has been shown that most of these tumors arise from the skull base. Their occurrence in other parts of the intracranial cavity is unusual. Chondroma of falx is a rare neoplasm. In this report we introduce a case of falcine chondroma arose from front...