Whipple's disease is a rare, generalized inflammatory disorder due to the recently described bacterium Tropheryma whippelii. We report an unusual, successfully treated case of a 32-year-old woman, who presented with a 25 month history of large abdominal lymphomas, polyserositis and cachexia. The
Background: To analyze the relationship of serum ATPase activity and the levels of neuron-specific enolase (NSE), S100B protein and B-cell lymphoma/leukemia (Bcl)-2 with cognitive function in patients after epileptic seizure.
Primary central nervous system (CNS) lymphoma (PCNSL) is a rare, aggressive, yet highly chemosensitive form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma which is associated with significant morbidity. Very little is known about the long-term risk for and features of seizures associated with this Intrathecal application of liposomal cytarabine (Ara-C) (DepoCyte(®)) has been associated with neurotoxicity when applied as part of a polychemotherapy regimen. Patients with primary central nervous system lymphoma treated with high-dose systemic methotrexate (MTX)- and Ara-C-based polychemotherapy
A 66-year-old male was diagnosed as carcinoma larynx in the year April 2004. He was treated with concurrent chemoradiation and remained disease free for three consecutive years. After 3 years he suddenly complained of giddiness and seizures. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of brain showed features of
Intravascular malignant lymphomatosis (IML) is characterised by proliferation of tumoral cells within small vessels. Angiotropic large cell lymphoma commonly affects the central nervous system and the skin, although any organ may be involved. Few cases are diagnosed ante mortem. We report a new case
A 67-year-old female was admitted to our department with difficulty in speech, disorientation, memory loss and seizures. Blood laboratory tests revealed diabetes insipidus. This patient had been treated with steroids for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) for 30 years. Due to this treatment
We report the case of a patient with insidious onset and slowly progressive cognitive impairment, behavioral symptoms, temporal lobe seizures and delusional thoughts typical of delusional misidentification syndromes. Clinical presentation along with extensive diagnostic work-up revealed limbic
Twenty-six malignant lymphomas involving the central nervous system were studied. Eleven were primary (P) and 15 were systemic (S). Eight cases (3 P, 5 S) occurred in immunocompromised patients. Age at presentation in immunocompromised patients was typically younger than in the nonimmunocompromised