[Brainstem tuberculomas: two cases].
We report two cases of brainstem tuberculomas with favorable outcome after medical treatment alone. Tuberculomas should be suspected in all cases presenting space-occupying lesions of the brainstem.
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Biomedical subjects
N Boutaleb
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[Neurological manifestations of xeroderma pigmentosum].
Xeroderma pigmentosum is a genodermatosis with neurological manifestations in approximately 18p. 100 of cases. Polymorphous and variably associated signs are observed, progressing with the clinical course. The etiology of the neurological breach remains unknown. We report two siblings who had xeroderma pigmentosum with intellectual deficiency, a pyramidal, cerebellar and cordonal syndrome, ophthalmoplegia, and axonal peripheral neuropathy. We discuss the epidemiological, clinical and electrophysiological aspects of the neurological breach in xeroderma pigmentosum.
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[Miller-Fisher syndrome and viral hepatitis B].
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[Neurologic complications of varicella in adults].
Three patients aged 32, 30 and 36 years, had chicken pox then developed acute cerebellar ataxia (for two) and acute polyradiculoneuritis. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) protein content was increased and varicella virus serology was positive in both blood and CSF. All three patients improved with aciclovir.
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[Bilateral optic neuritis and ponto-mesencephalic involvement shown by MRI in Miller-Fisher syndrome].
We report a case of Miller-Fisher syndrome with ophthalmoplegia, ataxia and areflexia. The main characteristics of this case were bilateral optic neuropathy and ponto-mesencephalic abnormalities on MRI. This case confirms the possible central neurologic localisation in this rare syndrome.
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[Acute optic neuro-encephalitis. 2 cases].
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[Association of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with scleroderma. Study of 2 cases].
We report a clinical association of diffuse scleroderma and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in two patients. Scleroderma was diagnosed on skin, digestive, osteoarticular, pulmonary lesions and inflammatory syndrome. ALS was suspected on the association of diffuse amyotrophy, fasciculations, pyramidal tract involvement and electrophysiological data. Chronic medulla ischemia and or immune abnormalities are proposed as potential pathological mechanisms for ALS but fortuitous association can not be excluded.
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Linkage analysis of families with severe childhood autosomal recessive muscular dystrophy in Morocco indicates genetic homogeneity of the disease in north Africa.
It has been previously shown in Tunisian and Algerian families that the locus for SCARMD maps to the proximal part of 13q, and in Algerian families that the disease is associated with deficiency of the 50 kDa dystrophin associated glycoprotein (50DAG). We have tested this linkage in six families from Morocco where this disease is also prevalent. In one family the 50DAG was tested and found to be negative in a muscle biopsy. Our results showed similar linkage in this country, with statistical tests indicating genetic homogeneity between the three Maghreb countries.
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