aspergillosis/seizures

Central nervous system (CNS) aspergillosis is a relatively uncommon complication of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. We describe 6 patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) who developed CNS aspergillosis, and we review a total of 33 cases of CNS aspergillosis among

A 12-year-old girl was admitted to the Emergency Department with seizures and headache for 2 months. A CT scan and MRI showed a mass in the right frontal lobe with obvious mass effect. Surgery was carried out, and the resultant pathology was found to be aspergillosis. This study reports

Cerebral aspergillosis is one of the most common mycotic infections in the central nervous system causing different clinical features such as brain abscess, granuloma, meningitis, and encephalitis. Cerebral aspergillosis, however, may lead to a cerebral vascular accident such as intracranial

OBJECTIVE Determine and compare the clinicopathological findings of cerebral aspergillosis with cerebral candidiasis. METHODS The medical records with cerebral aspergillosis and cerebral candidiasis in Ramathibodi Hospital between January 1997 and December 2008 were analyzed. The criterion for the

A 46-year-old woman with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma presented with a new onset of seizures. A cranial CT was interpreted as normal. Eight months later, she presented with changed mental status and leg weakness, and a repeat CT scan showed multiple ring-enhancing lesions close to the left frontal sinus,

A 32-year-old immunocompetent female presented with sensory aphasia and psychomotor seizure due to aspergillosis in the left temporal lobe spreaded from the left orbita. In spite of oral administration of itraconazole, the symptoms continued to deteriorate due to extension of the lesion to the left

The clinical characteristics and neuropathological findings of 22 organ transplant recipients with CNS aspergillosis were reviewed. Thirteen patients had liver, six kidney, two heart and one had cluster transplants. The most frequent neurological symptoms were alteration of mental status (86%),

We retrospectively studied a consecutive series of 100 patients with acute leukemia and aspergillosis to evaluate the clinical findings and risk factors for colonization of the central nervous system (CNS) by Aspergillus species. The diagnosis of CNS aspergillosis was made in 14 patients on the

BACKGROUND Central nervous system (CNS) aspergillosis has the characteristics of multifocality, polymorphism, and coexistence of pathological types, and missed diagnosis and misdiagnosis frequently occur at the initial stage. The thesis reports a rare case of infant infection of CNS aspergillosis

BACKGROUND Cribriform lysis has been considered a contraindication for topical treatment of sinonasal aspergillosis (SNA) because of concerns about drug extravasation with resultant neurologic signs or death. OBJECTIVE To describe dogs with SNA and cribriform plate lysis treated with topical

Intracranial aspergillosis (ICA) is very rare in the immunocompetent individuals, usually misdiagnosed as a tumor or an abscess. A high index of clinical suspicion is required in patients who present with focal neurological deficits, headache, or seizures. We report the case of a 25-year-old

Neonatal aspergillosis is a rare, usually overwhelming multisystem infection diagnosed postmortem. We present a neonate who had a brain abscess diagnosed by CT scan that was found at surgical exploration to contain aspergillus. Treatment included prolonged antifungal medication and several surgical

Cerebral aspergillosis mostly presents as single or multiple abscesses with vascular invasion in immunocompromised patients. A rare mass like or tumoral form of cerebral aspergillosis has been described mostly in immunocompetent patients. A 22-year-old-male presented with recurrent attacks of

Presentation of an unusual case of cerebral aspergillosis in an immune competent patient who was treated successfully but symptoms and signs of a demyelinating process following initial recovery has been occurred. A 29-year-old male with focal seizure. Brain MRI revealed small multiple hemispheric

Invasive aspergillosis caused by A. Fumigatus, almost occurs in immunocompromised hosts and has a poor prognosis. We report a case of invasive Aspergillosis in a 15-year-old boy with ESRD. He was initially diagnosed as lobar pneumonia and peritonitis. When he complained for lower extremity weakness