Category: Central Nervous System

Post COVID19 cerebral venous thrombosis

Case contribution: Dr Radhiana Hassan Clinical: A 36 years old lady No known medical illness Recently had Covid-19 Category 2 Presented with severe headache, not relieved by analgesic No fever,…

 Posted in Central Nervous System, Uncategorized, Vascular

Herpes simplex encephalitis

Case contribution: Dr Radhiana Hassan Clinical: A 12 years old girl with underlying ASD (atrial septal defect) Presented with fever and altered behaviour one week after COVID-19 vaccination CT scan…

 Posted in Central Nervous System, Infection

Posterior circulation infarction (POCI)

Case contribution: Dr Radhiana Hassan Clinical: A 57 years old with underlying hypertension and diabetes mellitus He presented with presyncopal attack, giddiness and vomiting Later on had loss of consciousness…

 Posted in Central Nervous System, Vascular

Erdheim-Chester Disease

Case contribution: Dr Radhiana Hassan Clinical: a 12 years old girl Presented with bilateral eye proptosis, gradual in severity over one year Clinical examination shows small build girl with abnormal…

 Posted in Central Nervous System, Eye/Opthalmology, Paediatric

Anaplastic strocytoma

Case contribution: Dr Radhiana Hassan Clinical: A 49 years old man No known medical illness Presented with headache and fitting episode Developed one episode of status epilepticus No fever, no…

 Posted in Central Nervous System, Tumour

Glial fibrillary acid protein (GFAP) astrocytopathy

Case contribution: Dr Radhiana Hassan Clinical: A 22 years old man No known medical illness, presented with bilateral lower limb weakness, LL>UL Associated with blurring of vision The symptoms progressively…

 Posted in Central Nervous System

Ruptured ACOM aneurysm

Case contribution: Dr Radhiana Hassan Clinical: A 52 years old man with underlying DM and hypertension Presented with severe headache for few days Initially admitted to a hospital, CT brain…

 Posted in Central Nervous System, Vascular

Fat in dural sinuses

Case contribution: Dr Radhiana Hassan Clinical: A 77 year old lady, underlying hypertension and neurofibromatosis 1 Currently admitted for hypercalcaemia and investigated for colorectal cancer. In hospital, she had one…

 Posted in Central Nervous System, Developmental

Recurrent non-functioning pituitary adenoma

Case contribution: Dr Radhiana Hassan Clinical: A 29 years old Malay lady, no known medical illness Presented with progressive blurred vision associated with headache, retro orbital pain and vomiting Clinical…

 Posted in Central Nervous System, Tumour

Low grade glioma

Case contribution: Dr Radhiana Hassan Clinical: A 53 years old man, with underlying nasoparyhngeal carcinoma diagnosed and completed chemotherapy and radiotherapy 7 years ago. HPE shows moderately differentiated keratinizing squamous…

 Posted in Central Nervous System, Tumour