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Neurogenic pulmonary edema associated with a colloid cyst in the third ventricle. Case report.

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Neurogenic pulmonary edema (NPE) is usually the result of head trauma. The authors describe the case of a 13-year-old girl, in whom NPE was associated with a colloid cyst of the third ventricle causing acute hydrocephalus. The mechanisms involved in the development of NPE are briefly discussed. The

Sudden and unexpected death in childhood due to a colloid cyst of the third ventricle.

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A nine-year-old boy died suddenly and unexpectedly following a two day history of intermittent headaches. At autopsy a colloid cyst of the third ventricle was found that had obstructed the foramen of Monro and caused hydrocephalus with prominent cerebral edema. Colloid cysts are rare entities in

Olfactory colloid cyst.

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Colloid cysts are rare intracerebral lesions that are predominantly located in the third ventricle. Extraventricular colloid cysts have only rarely been reported but so far there are no reports of a colloid cyst residing in the olfactory groove. A 74-year-old patient underwent a brain computed

Sudden death in an adolescent boy due to a colloid cyst of the third ventricle.

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A 13-year-old boy died suddenly at night while asleep. A colloid cyst filled the third ventricle, obstructed the flow of cerebral spinal fluid, and led to prominent hydrocephalus. Acute ventricular distension with brain herniation resulted in death, whereas repeated previous episodes had led to

A colloid cyst of the third ventricle -- the cause of episodic headache and sudden unexpected death in an adolescent girl.

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An 18-year-old girl was found dead in her bed. The autopsy revealed a colloid cyst of the third ventricle. The cyst obstructed the flow of cerebrospinal fluid, leading to prominent internal hydrocephalus with consecutive brain edema and compression of the caudal medulla at the foramen magnum. The

Colloid cyst of the third ventricle.

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BACKGROUND Colloid cyst of the third ventricle has rarely been reported in the ophthalmic literature. The incidence is about one per 1000 in asymptomatic patients and accounts for 0.55 to 2 percent of all intracranial tumors. Although it is an uncommon benign tumor, nearly half of symptomatic

Unexpected death from a colloid cyst.

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BACKGROUND Colloid cysts are usually benign brain tumors, which rarely cause acute neurological deterioration with sudden death due to an acute increase of intracranial pressure. So far, the final pathophysiology and clinical signs of impending death are unclear in this context. OBJECTIVE We present

Cerebral cysticercosis and stroke.

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OBJECTIVE In 1985 we initiated a protocol for examining the relationship between cerebral cysticercosis and stroke. METHODS In 420 stroke patients admitted to our department, our standard protocol of tests included blood tests, cardiac investigations, angiography, and immunologic cerebrospinal fluid

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