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Kestle, John R. W. | Intervertebral disc embolization resulting in spinal cord infarction | A case of spinal cord infarction resulting from embolization of fibrocartilaginous intervertebral disc material is presented. Cases from the literature are reviewed and the theories of pathogenesis are discussed. In all reported cases the diagnosis was not made until postmortem examination. | Spinal cord infarction; Nucleus pulposus; Intervertebral disc; Embolization | 1989 |
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Couldwell, William T. | Management of cysticercosis cerebri | Infestation of the central nervous system (CNS) with the parasitic larval form of the cestode Taenia solium, Cysticercosis Cerebri represents an endemic problem in much of the underdeveloped world. In such areas, up to 4% of the population maybe affected by neurocysticercosis, and it accounts for u... | Taenia solium; Cysticercosis Cerebri; Parenchymal cyst; Basilar cisternal cyst; Intraventricular cyst | 1989 |
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Couldwell, William T. | Pituitary gland metastasis from adenocarcinoma of the prostate | A case of prostatic carcinoma metastasis to the pituitary gland is reported. The presentation and rarity of such a lesion is addressed. The literature review yielded only isolated case reports of symptomatic brain metastases unassociated with bone disease from adenocarcinoma of the prostate. The man... | Prostate; Pituitary gland; Adenocarcinoma; Metastasis; Transsphenoidal surgery | 1989 |