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In a 10-year-old boy presenting with focal seizures and 6 months later with acute right-sided hemiparesis, the diagnosis of a cerebral abscess due to Actinomyces israelii was established. The immunocompetent child suffered from a complex congenital heart disease with pulmonary arteriovenous shunts
The here presented case was a woman 82 years old suffering for many years of arteriosclerotic Parkinson syndrome. During the last 8 months of her life she exhibited excessive talk flow and states of delirium. Twelve days before death she had a generalized attack of convulsions and the consciousness
Epilepsy constitutes a significant public health problem, and even the newest drugs and neurosurgical techniques have proven unable to cure the disease. In order to select a group of isolates which could generate an active compound with neuroprotective or antiepileptic properties, we isolated 517
BACKGROUND
Cerebral actinomycosis is rare and difficult to diagnose.
METHODS
We report a case of a 45-year-old man hospitalized for seizures associated with fever and left hemiparesis. The white cell count and C-reactive protein were elevated. HIV serology was negative. Blood cultures remained
A 57-year-old man, previously well except for dental caries and a history of Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, presented with marching right-sided motor seizures of sudden onset. Cerebral arteriography and scan demonstrated an avascular left frontal lobe mass. At operation, it was identified as an
Actinomycosis of the central nervous system is rare. There has been considerable discussion as to whether it can be primary, but several cases have been reported occasionally. Authors presented a case of cerebral actinomycosis involving primarily the right frontal lobe through an obsolete stick
BACKGROUND
Actinomycosis is a granulomatous suppurative infection caused by filamentous Gram-positive anaerobic bacteria from the family Actinomycetaceae. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of otogenic brain abscess associated with Actinomyces turicensis.
METHODS
We report the case of
Ivermectin, a mixture of 22,23-dihydroavermectin B1a (> or = 80%) and B1b (< or =20%), is produced by Streptomyces avermectilis, an actinomycete. It is a macrocyclic lactone disaccharide, a member of the avermectin family, and is used as an antiparasitic drug. Previous studies performed in our