INTRODUCTION: The splenium of the corpus callosum has a specific structure of blood supply with a tendency towards blood-brain barrier breakdown, intramyelinic edema, and damage due to hypoxia or toxins. Signs and symptoms of reversible syndrome of the splenium of the corpus callosum typically include disorientation, confusion, impaired consciousness, and epileptic seizures. CASE REPORT: A previously healthy 32-year-old man suffered from weakness, headache, and fever. Subsequently, he developed apathy, ataxia, and inability to walk, and therefore was admitted to the hospital. Cerebrospinal fluid showed protein elevation (0.9 g/l) and pleocytosis (232/1 ul). A brain MRI showed hyperintense lesions in the middle of the corpus callosum. The patient was treated with antibiotics, and subsequently, in combination with steroids. Two months later, the hyperintense lesions in the splenium and the basal ganglia had disappeared. Almost seven months since his hospitalization in the Department of Neurology, the patient has returned to his previous employment. He now does not exhibit any mental changes, an optic edema and urological problems have improved. In addition, he is now actively engaged in sports. CONCLUSION: We have described a case of a 32-year-old man with confusion, ataxia, and inability to stand and walk. The man developed a febrile meningeal syndrome and a hyperintense lesion of the splenium, which lasted for two months. Neurological changes, optic nerve edema, and urinary retention have resolved over the course of seven months. We think that the prolonged but transient lesion of the splenium may have been caused by encephalitis of viral origin. and A. Meleková, L. Andrlová, P. Král, L. Ungermann, E. Ehler
Akutní iktus je častou příčinou mortality a invalidity. Skepse k léčeným možnostem přetrvává jak mezi lékaři, tak mezi laickou veřejností. Nicméně výsledky moderní reperfuzní léčby pacientů postižených akutním iktem se zlepšily – alespoň u těch, kteří se dostaví časně po projevení se symptomu. Tento článek představuje multidisciplinární přístup ke zvládání akutního iktu – spolupráci neurologů, kardiologů a radiologů. Pojednává se o obou strategiích reperfuze: katetrizační trombektomii i trombolýze., Acute ischemic stroke is a frequent cause of death and disability. Therepautic scepticism persists both among doctors and lay people. However, modern reperfusion therapy improved outcomes of acute stroke patients – at least of those presenting early after symptom onset. This review presents multidisciplinary approach to acute stroke – cooperation of neurologists, cardiologists and radiologists. Both reperfusion strategies are discussed: catheter-based thrombectomy and thrombolysis., Petr Widimský, Boris Kožnar, Ivana Štětkářová, and Literatura
Metastazování renálního karcinomu do štítné žlázy není až tak vzácné, raritní je spíše interval od původní diagnózy, resp. nefrektomie. Prezentujeme případ 58letého muže, přijatého na naše pracoviště s diagnózou: struma polynodosa retrosternalis. U tohoto muže byla provedena totální tyreoidektomie z krčního přístupu. Histologické vyšetření prokázalo mnohočetné metastázy konvenčního karcinomu z renálních buněk v terénu polynodózní koloidní strumy. Pooperační průběh byl klidný, operační rána zhojena per primam. Metastazování karcinomu z renálních buněk do štítné žlázy je neobvyklou lokalizací a často bývá zjištěno pooperačně., Renal carcinoma metastasis to the thyroid gland is not particularly rare; the interval since the initial diagnosis in the case presented, that is, nephrectomy, is more of a rarity. We present the case of a 58-year-old man admitted to our hospital with the diagnosis of polynodular retrosternal goitre. Complete thyroidectomy by cervical approach was performed. Histological examination showed multiple metastases of conventional renal carcinoma located within colloid struma polynodosa. Postoperative progress was uneventful, the surgical wound healed per primam. Renal carcinoma metastasing to the thyroid gland is rather unusual and is often found only postoperatively., and L. Hnízdil, J. Doležel, I. Čapov