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2014| May-August | Volume 9 | Issue 2
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Clinical characteristics and outcome of children with electrical status epilepticus during slow wave sleep
Sanem Yilmaz, Gul Serdaroglu, Ayfer Akcay, Sarenur Gokben
May-August 2014, 9(2):105-109
DOI
:10.4103/1817-1745.139266
PMID
:25250061
Background:
Electrical status epilepticus in slow wave sleep (ESES) is a rare, age-related, self-limited disorder characterized as epilepsy with different seizure types, neuropsychological impairment in the form of global or selective regression of cognitive functions, motor impairment, and typical electroencephalographic (EEG) findings of continuous epileptic activity occupying 85% of nonrapid eye movement sleep.
Aims:
The aim is to examine the clinical and electrophysiological findings and treatment modalities of children with ESES and to evaluate the outcome of the disorder.
Materials and Methods:
Fourteen patients with a diagnosis of electrical status epilepticus during slow wave sleep and followed-up at least 2 years were included.
Statistical Analysis:
Pearson correlation test was used in the study.
Results:
Among the 14 patients, eight of them had normal mental development before ESES. Twelve of the patients mentioned cognitive impairment and decline in school performance during ESES. After ESES, seven patients had mental retardation in different severity. One of these patients was diagnosed with benign partial epilepsy of childhood with centrotemporal spikes and had normal intelligence quotient level prior to ESES. The diagnosis of ESES was made after newly occurred different seizure types in four of the patients while two of the previously known epileptic patients presented with only severe psychiatric impairment. Valproic acid and carbamazepine were the mostly frequently used drugs before the onset of ESES. After at least 2 years of follow-up, seven patients were seizure free, but still taking antiepileptic treatment. Five patients were seizure free, while two of them had ongoing seizures despite antiepileptic therapy.
Conclusion:
ESES should be kept in mind in children with unexplained regression or stagnation of development associated with seizures or not. Sleep EEGs should be performed for timely diagnosis, proper treatment and prevention of permanent cognitive impairment.
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NEUROIMAGE
Benign enlargement of sub-arachnoid spaces in infancy
Linu Cherian Kuruvilla
May-August 2014, 9(2):129-131
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:10.4103/1817-1745.139309
PMID
:25250066
Benign enlargement of sub-arachnoid spaces (BESS) is one of the causes of macrocephaly in infants. It is a self-limiting condition and does not require any active medical or surgical treatment. We report a case of an infant aged 4 months who was referred for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain as the head circumference of the infant had increased rapidly from the 50
th
percentile in the 3
rd
month to more than the 95
th
percentile in the 4
th
month of age. MRI revealed enlarged anterior sub-arachnoid spaces and mild prominence of all the ventricles. A possibility of BESS was suspected since the child was neurodevelopmentally normal. A follow-up MRI done at the age of 18 months showed a reduction in the size of the sub-arachnoid spaces with normal sized ventricles.
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CASE REPORTS
Pituitary stalk interruption syndrome: Case report of three cases with review of literature
Manish Gutch, Sukriti Kumar, Syed Mohd Razi, Sanjay Saran, Keshav Kumar Gupta
May-August 2014, 9(2):188-191
DOI
:10.4103/1817-1745.139363
PMID
:25250085
Pickardt syndrome (Pickardt-Fahlbusch syndrome) is a rare congenital syndrome characterized by tertiary hypothyroidism caused by the interruption of the portal veins between hypothalamus and adenohypophysis. Typical features of this syndrome are tertiary hypothyroidism with low thyroid stimulating hormone, hyperprolactinemia and other pituitary hormone deficiencies. Pituitary stalk interruption syndrome is characterized by a triad of thin or interrupted pituitary stalk, aplasia or hypoplasia of the anterior pituitary and absent or ectopic posterior pituitary (EPP) seen on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). It is a congenital anomaly of pituitary whose exact prevalence is unknown. In some cases, it is restricted to EPP or pituitary stalk interruption. We are presenting the case history along with MRI finding of three children's who presented with short stature and delayed puberty.
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Neonatal seizures: Predictors of adverse outcome
Veena Anand, P. M. C. Nair
May-August 2014, 9(2):97-99
DOI
:10.4103/1817-1745.139261
PMID
:25250059
Context:
Early detection of predictors of adverse outcome will be helpful for neonatologists to plan management, follow up and rehabilitation in advance so that neurological disability can be minimised.
Aims:
The purpose of this study was to determine the factors affecting the adverse outcome of neonatal seizures. Settings and Design: This is a prospective study conducted in the neonatal unit of a tertiary care hospital. One hundred and eight newborns consecutively admitted with seizures were included in this study.
Materials and Methods:
Data was collected regarding perinatal history and seizure and evaluated for etiology. We conducted a retrospective analysis to identify the factors associated with adverse outcome after neonatal seizures. Statistical Analysis Used: Chi-square test with degree of freedom = 1 was used to find the variables significantly associated with adverse outcome (P < 0.05).
Results:
Gestational age, birth weight, Apgar score at 5 min, seizure onset <24 hrs, status epilepticus, radiological findings and EEG findings were significantly associated with outcome.
Conclusion:
Mortality and severe neurological impairment after neonatal seizure is associated with prematurity, LBW, low Apgar score at 5 min, etiologies like meningitis, sepsis, severe HIE, brain malformations, grade 3 or 4 IVH or intracranial haemorrhage, seizure onset <24 hours, presence of status epilepticus, severely abnormal radiological and EEG findings.
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The relationship between iron deficiency anemia and simple febrile convulsion in children
Parsa Yousefichaijan, Aziz Eghbali, Mohammad Rafeie, Mojtaba Sharafkhah, Mohaddeseh Zolfi, Mohammadreza Firouzifar
May-August 2014, 9(2):110-114
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:10.4103/1817-1745.139276
PMID
:25250062
Background:
Simple febrile convulsion is the most common disease of the nervous system in children. There are hypotheses that iron deficiency may affect febrile convulsion and the threshold of neuron excitation.
Aims:
This study was conducted with the objective of finding the effects of iron deficiency anemia on simple febrile convulsion episodes.
Settings and Design:
The study was conducted at AmirKabir Hospital of Arak Medical Sciences University, Arak, Iran. This is a case-control study.
Materials and Methods:
In this study, 382 children who were selected according to our inclusion and exclusion factors, were divided into two groups of case (febrile convulsion) and control (other factors causing fever) by their cause of hospitalization. After fever subsided, 5 ml blood sample was taken from each child and complete blood count and iron profile tests were performed.
Statistical Analysis:
The results were interpreted using descriptive statistics and independent t-test. Results: The prevalence of anemia in the group with febrile convulsion was significantly less than that in the control group: 22.5% of the children in the group with febrile convulsion and 34% in the control group exhibited anemia (
P
< 0.001). Moreover, the group with febrile convulsion had significantly higher blood indices, such as Hb, Hct, MCV, MCH, and MCHC, compared to the control group (
P
< 0.001).
Conclusions:
Iron deficiency can prevent febrile convulsion in children and probably increases the threshold of neuron excitation in fever.
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Risk of recurrence after discontinuation of antiepileptic drug therapy in children with epilepsy
Faruk Incecik, Ozlem M Herguner, Sakir Altunbasak, Gulen Mert, Nurcihan Kiris
May-August 2014, 9(2):100-104
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:10.4103/1817-1745.139262
PMID
:25250060
Objectives:
The numerous antiepileptic drug (AED) withdrawal studies published in the last 40 years have relied mainly on heterogeneous study groups. There is still no general agreement on the criteria to predict safe discontinuation. The goal of this study was to assess the outcome of AED withdrawal in epileptic children.
Materials and Methods:
Three hundred and eight children with epilepsy were enrolled, and these patients followed at least 1 year after drug withdrawal. Time to seizure relapse and predictive factors were analyzed by survival methods.
Results:
Among the 308 patients, 179 (58.1%) were boys and 129 (41.9%) were girls and the mean age at the seizure onset was 60.41 ± 36.54 months (2-144 months). The recurrence occurred in 73 (23.7%) patients. Mental retardation, history of febrile seizure, etiological of epilepsy, abnormal first electroencephalogram (EEG), abnormal neuroimaging findings, and total number of AED before remission were significantly associated with relapse risk according to univariate analysis. In the multivariate analysis, abnormal first EEG and number of AED before remission (polytherapy) were the risk factors influencing seizure recurrence.
Conclusions:
In our study, recurrence rate was 23.7% in children and most occurred during the 1
st
year. The potential risk factors of recurrence are history of febrile seizure, mental retardation, etiological of epilepsy, abnormal first EEG, abnormal neuroimaging findings, and total number of AED before remission. However, we found abnormal first EEG and polytherapy as risk factors of recurrence in multivariate analysis.
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A rare neurological complication of typhoid fever: Guillain-Barre' syndrome
Kapil Kapoor, Sumidha Jain, Mamta Jajoo, Bibek Talukdar
May-August 2014, 9(2):148-149
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:10.4103/1817-1745.139323
PMID
:25250072
Guillain-Barre' syndrome is a rare complication of typhoid fever, and only a few such cases have been reported in the pediatric age group. We report a young boy with blood culture proven typhoid fever that developed this very rare neurological complication quite early in the course of the disease. Following treatment with intravenous antibiotics and intravenous immunoglobulin, he improved.
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Shunt malfunction presenting with symptomatic syringomyelia: Demonstrated on contrast ventriculogram
TJ Aniruddha, Nupur Pruthi
May-August 2014, 9(2):132-135
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:10.4103/1817-1745.139313
PMID
:25250067
Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt malfunction commonly presents as raised intracranial pressure. Rarely, when the central canal of the spinal cord communicates with the 4
th
ventricle, shunt malfunction can present as an expanding syrinx. The diagnosis is often delayed, resulting in severe morbidity. Some of these patients undergo repeated syrinx surgeries without much benefits. We report a case of chronic tuberculous meningitis with shunt malfunction presenting as an expanding spinal canal syrinx and quadriparesis. Fourth ventricular communication with syrinx was demonstrated with the help of a contrast ventriculogram. After shunt revision, syrinx resolved completely and the patient made significant improvement in his neurological deficits. The present case illustrates that a historical and rarely used investigation like contrast ventriculogram aids in the diagnosis and management even in the current neurosurgical practice. All patients with late onset syrinx and a previous VP shunt need to be investigated for shunt malfunction before considering syrinx surgery. A simple shunt revision resolves the syrinx in such conditions and avoids more complex procedures like Foramen magnum decompression. Relevant literature has been reviewed; pathophysiology and management options have been discussed.
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Paralytic rabies following cat scratch and intra-dermal anti-rabies vaccination
Vykuntaraju K Gowda, GV Basavaraja, Hamsa Reddy, Premalatha Ramaswamy
May-August 2014, 9(2):154-155
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:25250074
Only few reports of failure of intradermal postexposure prophylaxis for rabies following cat scratch exist in the published literature. We are reporting such a case in a 15-year-old girl. The child had category III cat scratch on her face. She presented with progressive paralysis, finally developing quadriplegia and respiratory paralysis. Typical hydrophobia and aerophobia were absent. She received intra-dermal anti-rabies cell culture vaccine. She did not receive anti-rabies immunoglobulin. The girl succumbed on the 10
th
day of weakness. Diagnosis of rabies was confirmed by isolation of rabies virus RNA in cerebrospinal fluid and skin biopsy sample by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction.
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Siblings with fucosidosis
Karthik Muthusamy, Maya Mary Thomas, Renu Elizabeth George, Mathew Alexander, Sunithi Mani, Rohit N Benjamin
May-August 2014, 9(2):156-158
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:10.4103/1817-1745.139331
PMID
:25250075
Fucosidosis is a rare lysosomal storage disorder due to deficiency of fucosidase enzyme, with around 100 cases reported worldwide. Here, we describe the clinical and imaging features in two siblings with fucosidosis. An 8-year-old girl presented with global developmental delay, followed by regression of acquired milestones from 3 years of age with bipyramidal, extrapyramidal involvement, coarse facies, telangiectatic lesions, dysostosis multiplex, characteristic magnetic resonance imaging finding along with undetectable levels of the fucosidase activity, which confirmed the diagnosis. Younger sibling has mild developmental delay with autistic traits with no neuroregression until now. He also has undetectable level of fucosidase enzyme activity and is being considered for stem cell transplantation. New case reports would expand the clinical spectrum, early diagnosis and help formulating appropriate therapy. Early diagnosis is crucial and hence sibling screening can be done, and those in the presymptomatic stage can undergo hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, which is potentially curable.
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Bobble head doll syndrome: A rare case report
Onteddoo Joji Reddy, Jamkhana Abdul Gafoor, Balla Suresh, P Obuleswar Prasad
May-August 2014, 9(2):175-177
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:10.4103/1817-1745.139350
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:25250081
Bobble - head syndrome (BHDS) is a complex and rare syndrome with repetitive anteroposterior head movements. It is usually associated with expansile lesions in the third ventricular region. We present a 9 year old child with a giant suprasellar arachnoid cyst causing involuntary head movements.
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The importance and effectiveness of conservative treatment in Grisel's syndrome
Andrea Viscone, Carlo Brembilla, Giacomo Gotti
May-August 2014, 9(2):200-201
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:10.4103/1817-1745.139371
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:25250088
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Spontaneous rupture of a neglected huge hydrocephalic head
Sudhansu Sekhar Mishra, Itibrata Mohanta, Souvagya Panigrahi, Sanjay Kumar Behera
May-August 2014, 9(2):203-204
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:10.4103/1817-1745.139374
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:25250090
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ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Does exposure to GSM 900 MHz mobile phone radiation affect short-term memory of elementary school students?
MM Movvahedi, A Tavakkoli-Golpayegani, S. A. R. Mortazavi, M Haghani, Z Razi, MB Shojaie-fard, M Zare, E Mina, L Mansourabadi, Nazari-Jahromi , A Safari, N Shokrpour, S. M. J. Mortazavi
May-August 2014, 9(2):121-124
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:10.4103/1817-1745.139300
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:25250064
Background:
Now-a-days, children are exposed to mobile phone radiation at a very early age. We have previously shown that a large proportion of children in the city of Shiraz, Iran use mobile phones. Furthermore, we have indicated that the visual reaction time (VRT) of university students was significantly affected by a 10 min real/sham exposure to electromagnetic fields emitted by mobile phone. We found that these exposures decreased the reaction time which might lead to a better response to different hazards. We have also revealed that occupational exposures to radar radiations decreased the reaction time in radar workers. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether short-term exposure of elementary school students to radiofrequency (RF) radiation leads to changes in their reaction time and short-term memory.
Materials and Methods:
A total of 60 elementary school children ages ranging from 8 to 10 years studying at a public elementary school in Shiraz, Iran were enrolled in this study. Standardized computer-based tests of VRT and short-term memory (modified for children) were administered. The students were asked to perform some preliminary tests for orientation with the VRT test. After orientation, to reduce the random variation of measurements, each test was repeated ten times in both real and sham exposure phases. The time interval between the two subsequent sham and real exposure phases was 30 min.
Results:
The mean ± standard deviation reaction times after a 10 min talk period and after a 10 min sham exposure (switched off mobile) period were 249.0 ± 82.3 ms and 252.9 ± 68.2 ms (
P
= 0.629), respectively. On the other hand, the mean short-term memory scores after the talk and sham exposure periods were 1062.60 ± 305.39, and 1003.84 ± 339.68 (
P
= 0.030), respectively.
Conclusion:
To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to show that short-term exposure of elementary school students to RF radiation leads to the better performance of their short-term memory.
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CASE REPORTS
Giant intradiploic arachnoid cyst for 13 years
Satish Kumar Verma, Guru Dutta Satyarthee, Bhawani Shankar Sharma
May-August 2014, 9(2):139-141
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:10.4103/1817-1745.139318
PMID
:25250069
A case of intradiploic arachnoid cyst is reported. The patient presented with a progressively enlarging swelling situated over left frontal region for approximately 13-years following blunt trauma to head. Magnetic resonance imaging showed an intradiploic fluid containing cyst having intensity like cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). He underwent craniotomy and successful surgical repair. Intraoperatively CSF cyst was located in the frontal pole with a large defect over inner table and large rent in the dura. It was lined with arachnoid membrane. Pertinent literature is reviewed in brief.
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Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis: Extremely rare presentation of pediatric human immunodeficiency virus infection
Kailash Chandra Patra, Mukund S Shirolkar, Vaishali R Ghane
May-August 2014, 9(2):150-153
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:10.4103/1817-1745.139326
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:25250073
Acquired human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in a 10-year-old child, presenting with monoparesis, progressing to triplegia over 4 weeks is an extremely rare feature. The child had left upper motor neurone facial palsy with left hemiplegia, paralyzed right lower limb, grade zero power, exaggerated deep tendon reflexes and bilateral extensor plantars. Child tested positive for HIV by ELISA. CD3
+
absolute count was 431. CD3
+
CD4 count was 28, and CD45 absolute count was 478. Magnetic resonance imaging of brain and spine showed multiple ill-defined foci of hyperintensity in white matter suggestive of ADEM. Acute demyelinating encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is an extremely rare presenting feature of perinatally acquired HIV infection in paediatrics. Clinically child remained same even with methylprednisolone, intravenous immunoglobulin, antituberculosis therapy, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole prophylaxis and supportive therapy. Child had sudden clinical deterioration and death before antiretroviral therapy could be initiated. This case emphasizes that pediatricians and neurophysicians should suspect HIV as an etiology of ADEM in cases with atypical clinical presentation and social risk factors, in spite of its very rare occurrence.
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Concurrent cerebellar and cervical intramedullary tuberculoma: Paradoxical response on antitubercular chemotherapy and need for surgery
Kuntal Kanti Das, Sushila Jaiswal, Mukesh Shukla, Arun Kumar Srivastava, Sanjay Behari, Raj Kumar
May-August 2014, 9(2):162-165
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:10.4103/1817-1745.139336
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:25250077
Spinal intramedullary tuberculoma (SIT) is a rare manifestation of neurotuberculosis. Concurrent SIT and intracranial tuberculoma are further unusual. Most of these tuberculomas respond completely to medical therapy, and surgical excision is seldom required. In this report, we describe a 17-year-old boy who developed cervical intramedullary tuberculoma at C3-C6 level with a concurrent lesion involving the right cerebellar hemisphere while on treatment for tubercular meningitis. This patient had paradoxical increase in size of the cervical lesion even though the cerebellar lesion showed regression in size. In this article, we discuss the paradoxical response to anti-tubercular therapy in central nervous system tuberculosis, possible causes of nonresolution of tuberculoma on medical therapy and evaluate the role of surgery in these cases.
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Giant choroid plexus papilloma of the lateral ventricle in fetus
Satish Kumar Verma, Guru Dutta Satyarthee, Bhawani Shankar Sharma
May-August 2014, 9(2):185-187
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Choroid plexus papillomas (CPPs) are rare tumors having bimodal distribution. Pediatric CPPs are commonly present in supratentorial compartment and most commonly located in lateral ventricle and usually present at 16-18 months. Authors could find only one case report of fetal choroid plexus papilloma in the literature. In the present case, authors illustrate an unusual presentation of CPP with raised intracranial pressure (ICP) since birth, the need for proper preoperative planning, meticulous surgical technique, and intensive intra operative monitoring for normothermia, fluid-electrolyte balance, and blood replacement for achieving excellent results.
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Giant aneurysmal bone cyst of cervical spine: Surgical management and circumferential spinal fusion in a 13-year-old girl
Sudhansu Sekhar Mishra, Souvagya Panigrahi, Deepak Das
May-August 2014, 9(2):196-199
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:10.4103/1817-1745.139369
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:25250087
Aneurysmal bone cysts (ABCs) of the cervical spine are rare occurrences accounting for about 2% of all cases. Having a propensity to develop in the pediatric population, it generally involves the posterior elements with occasional extension to the facets and body of one vertebral level. Surgical treatment of high cervical ABC in pediatric patients is challenging. Where as complete tumor resection should be attempted for the best chance for cure, spinal fusion should be added to correct the defects created by resection to minimize the risk of postoperative instability. This paper presents a multi-level giant expansile ABC of the high cervical spine involving all three spinal columns in a 13-year-old girl and discuss the surgical management. Surgical treatment in this patient included complete tumor excision and circumferential fusion in two stages without any neurovascular injury. The safety and efficacy of this method, especially in the pediatric population is discussed in view of pertinent literature.
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Fatal intratumoral hemorrhage in tectal plate glioblastoma multiforme following ventriculoperitoneal shunt
Mahmoud Reza Khalatbari, Sepehrdad Khalatbari, Yashar Moharamzad
May-August 2014, 9(2):192-195
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:10.4103/1817-1745.139366
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Ventriculo-peritoneal (V-P) shunting is an accepted procedure before a direct approach to large tumors producing obstructive hydrocephalus. However, it has been associated with some complications. Intratumoral hemorrhage is an uncommon but fatal complication of V-P shunt insertion. The exact mechanism of this complication is unknown, but several mechanisms have been proposed including rapid lowering of intracranial pressure following V-P shunt placement or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) drainage and sudden decrease in CSF volume and pressure after V-P shunting. We report an 8-year-old girl who presented with severe headache, double vision, and bilateral papilledema. Brain magnetic resonance imaging with and without gadolinium administration revealed a large tectal plate tumor compressing the aqueduct which caused hydrocephalus. Due to progressive decline in consciousness level, an emergency CSF diversion was planned and she underwent left side posterior parietal V-P shunt placement. Eight hours after V-P shunt insertion, she suddenly developed tonic-clonic seizures and collapsed into deep coma with dilated pupils and stopped breathing and died 1-day later. Histological examination of the autopsy specimen showed the tumor was a glioblastoma multiforme with massive intratumoral hemorrhage. The possible pathophysiological mechanisms of this fatal complication are discussed here and the pertinent literature is reviewed. It seems that endoscopic third ventriculostomy is the procedure of choice for CSF diversion in patients with tectal plate gliomas and decreases the occurrence of intratumoral hemorrhage.
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Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis: A case report and review of the literature
Satnam Kaur, Monica Juneja, Devendra Mishra, Silky Jain
May-August 2014, 9(2):145-147
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:10.4103/1817-1745.139322
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:25250071
Anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis is a well characterized immune-mediated encephalitis. It is increasingly being recognized as one of the common causes of encephalitis, but is frequently misdiagnosed especially in resource-constrained settings. With a simple test available to diagnose the disorder and prospects of good recovery following early immunotherapy, the disorder should be kept as a differential diagnosis in patients presenting with unexplained behavioral/psychiatric symptoms and progressive encephalopathy with movement disorders.
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Large vertex meningoencephalocele with schizencephaly: An interesting case with neurosurgical challenge
Sudhansu Sekhar Mishra, Satya Bhusan Senapati, Srikanta Das, Rama Chandra Deo
May-August 2014, 9(2):136-138
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:10.4103/1817-1745.139315
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:25250068
An encephalocele is a developmental disorder of neural tube closure, where as schizencephaly is a developmental disorder of neuronal migration. There are only few case reports suggesting association of schizencephaly with meningoencephalocele. We report a case of 6-year-old child who was brought by her parent with complaints of progressive swelling over her vertex since birth, left sided hemiparesis and intermittent generalized tonic clonic convulsion for last 3 years. Clinical examination, computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of brain revealed a large calvarial defect with meningoencephalocele and associated schizencephaly. Initially, ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt was carried out, followed by successful repairing of the defect. This case is interesting for late presentation, management difficulties and associated anomalies "schizencephaly", which is a rare developmental disorder.
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Posterior approach to suboccipital- craniovertebral junction in patients with occipital pressure ulcer - Proposal of Y shaped occipito-cervical incision
Sivashanmugam Dhandapani, Harnarayan Singh, Sanjay K Rajan, Karamchand Sharma
May-August 2014, 9(2):205-206
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Partial trisomy of chromosome 15q and partial monopsony of 6q due to maternal balanced translocation
Shilpy Singla, Kausik Mandal, Suvasini Sharma, Viswas Chhapola
May-August 2014, 9(2):178-181
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:10.4103/1817-1745.139354
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A 7-month-old male presented with developmental delay and multiple congenital anomalies. He was found to have partial trisomy for the distal segment of chromosome 15 (q22-qter). Chromosome analysis of the mother showed a reciprocal balanced translocation between long arms of chromosome 6 and 15, t (6;15)(q26;q22).
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Congenital orbital teratoma up to posterior fossa
Hrushikesh U Kharosekar, S Jasmit, V Velho, DA Palande
May-August 2014, 9(2):182-184
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Congenital orbital teratoma is a rare condition which presents as marked proptosis of eyeball in a newborn. It is rapidly progressive with secondary damage to eyeball due to pressure effect. This case presented by us is of interest due to radiological features and rarity of this tumor extending into posterior fossa.
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Multiple intracranial fungal abscesses in an immunocompetent infant treated surgically
Ashutosh Khandelwal, Noufal Basheer, Ashok K Mahapatra
May-August 2014, 9(2):159-161
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Intracerebral abscess are rare in neonates and infants. We present a rare case of 4-month-old immunocompetent infant with multiple intracranial fungal abscess. Right frontoparietal craniotomy was done with excision of multicystic mass containing 200cc of dirty colored fluid. Biopsy and culture of abscess came as Aspergillus fumigates. Patient received parental amphotericin B. An immunocompetent infant with intracranial aspergillosis is rare. We advocate combination of surgical excision with parental amphotericin B as best way to achieve good result.
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Rare association of spondylo costal dysostosis with split cord malformations type II: A case report and a brief review of literature
Bhavanam Hanuma Srinivas, Aneel Kumar Puligopu, Dinesh Sukhla, Prajnya Ranganath
May-August 2014, 9(2):142-144
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Spondylo costal dysostosis (SCD) is a genetic skeletal disorder characterized by a variety of costo-vertebral malformations. SCD with type I split cord malformation (SCM) have been reported in the literature. We report an unusual association of SCD with type II SCM. Imaging studies revealed multiple vertebral segmentations, rib malformations, spina bifida and low lying cord with type II SCM at the D12-L3 level. She underwent detethering of the cord. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of the association of SCD with type II SCM.
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Shunt site chronic calcified extradural hematoma: An avoidable complication
Sudhansu Sekhar Mishra, Mani Charan Satapathy, Satya Bhusan Senapati
May-August 2014, 9(2):166-168
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Extradural hematoma (EDH) after ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt procedure is a rare, dangerous but easily avoidable and manageable complication. It is more common in children and young adults presumably due to relatively lax adhesion of dura to calvarium. We report a case of an 18-year-old male with acqueductal stenosis who underwent VP shunt procedure. Three months later, a computed tomography (CT) scan was done for the complaints of intractable headache and altered sensorium which showed chronic calcified EDH near shunt site. The ventricular catheter was in position and the ventricles were decompressed. After surgical decompression of EDH his symptoms improved. We discuss the factors leading to formation of EDH, with stress on proper technique to prevent or minimize such an avoidable complication.
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Delayed unilateral traumatic brain swelling in a child
Wellingson S Paiva, André Beer-Furlan, Matheus S Soares, Manoel J Teixeira
May-August 2014, 9(2):169-171
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Traumatic brain injury is a leading cause of morbidity and death in the pediatric population. In this study, we report a delayed unilateral traumatic brain swelling in a child with initial favorable evolution and sudden neurological deterioration after 4 days; highlighting clinical, physiopathological and radiological aspects of delayed unilateral brain swelling.
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Neuroretinitis with abnormal brain imaging in Ask-Upmark kidney: A novel case report
Gaurav M Kasundra, Isha Sood, Sanjay Prakash, Dhruv P Mehta
May-August 2014, 9(2):172-174
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We report a 13-year-old female patient having vertigo and visual blurring since 2 weeks with blood pressure being 180/106 mmHg. Fundus examination showed optic disc edema with macular star. After ruling out infective causes, idiopathic neuroretinitis was diagnosed. Her brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan revealed three periventricular morphologically multiple sclerosis (MS)-like white matter lesions. Renal ultrasound and renal arteriogram showed a shrunken left kidney, small non-stenotic left renal artery and reduced vessels in upper pole of left kidney, consistent with Ask-Upmark kidney (AUK). Her symptoms improved with antihypertensive drugs. Follow-up MRI at 1 year revealed no interval change, while fundus had normalized. Neuroretinitis typically has normal brain MRI and rules out MS. However, our patient having AUK-induced hypertension had neuroretinitis and MS-like brain lesions and did not fulfill diagnostic criteria for MS. Thus we postulate that MS-like lesions can be part of neuroretinitis, especially in hypertensive patients.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Hydrocortisone associated hypomania in a child responding to shifting back to prednisolone
Sandeep Grover, Siddharth Sarkar, Pradyumna , Anju Gupta
May-August 2014, 9(2):201-203
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ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Neuropsychological implications of adjunctive levetiracetam in childhood epilepsy
Annio Posar, Grazia G Salerno, Morena Monti, Margherita Santucci, Maria C Scaduto, Antonia Parmeggiani
May-August 2014, 9(2):115-120
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Introduction:
Levetiracetam (LEV) is an effective antiepileptic drug also used in childhood and adolescence. Literature data regarding the long-term effects of LEV in childhood epilepsy and based on extensive neuropsychological evaluations using standardized tools are still scanty. Our study aimed to address this topic.
Materials and Methods:
We studied 10 patients with epilepsy characterized by focal or generalized seizures (4 boys, 6 girls; mean age: 10 years 8 months; range: 6 years 2 months - 16 years 2 months), treated with adjunctive LEV during a follow-up of 12 months. In 6 patients electroencephalogram (EEG) showed continuous spike and waves during sleep. Using standardized tools, we performed seriated assessments of cognitive and behavioral functioning in relation to seizure and EEG outcome.
Results:
Six patients completed the trial after 12 months of treatment; 1 patient dropped out of the study after 9 months, 3 patients after 6 months. Adjunctive LEV was effective on seizures in 3/10 patients and on EEG in 2/10 patients, and was well tolerated in all examined cases. Overall, no worsening of cognitive or behavioral functions has been detected during the period of the study; even at 6 and 12 months from baseline, an improvement in patients' abstract reasoning has been found, that was not related to seizure or EEG outcome.
Conclusions:
In our population of children and adolescents, LEV had no adverse cognitive or behavioral effects, short- or long-term. We found an improvement of abstract reasoning, regardless of seizure and EEG outcome.
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SURGICAL TECHNIQUE
Trigonocephaly: A simple modified technique
Danish Mohammad, Sivashanmugam Dhandapani
May-August 2014, 9(2):125-128
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:10.4103/1817-1745.139305
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:25250065
Trigonocephaly is the premature fusion of the metopic suture leading to deformation of anterior calvarium causing keel shaped deformity of forehead. In most cases, surgical correction is for aesthetic and psychosocial reasons. Various techniques have been described. Here we describe a technique, which is simple to perform with good postoperative results. Metopic suture is excised, one side is reconstructed in finger clasping manner to fit in an expanded area, and the other side is transected and simply molded, and all these fixed with nonabsorbable suture. Supraorbital horizontal bar is mobilized on either side anteriorly and fixed with titanium plate and screws.
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