Browsing by Author "Kallel, J."

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    [Calcified cerebral hydatid cyst]
    (2007) Kirat, A.; Kallel, J.; Khaldi, M.
    Hydatid cyst is rarely observed in the brain (0.5-4.5%). The frequency of calcified cyst is less than 1%. We present a case of a 15-year-old girl with a 5-year follow-up for grand mal seizures that became resistant to three-drug therapy. The CT scan revealed a calcified parieto-occipital lesion. MRI disclosed a suggestive detached membrane. At surgery, the cyst wall was calcified with typical hydatid sand contents. Since surgery, seizure control has been achieved with one drug. Calcification of a cerebral hydatid cyst is exceptional. MRI enabled the diagnosis in this patient
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    Hydrocephalus due to non tumoral stenosis of foramens of Monro: Report of four cases
    (2008) Kirat, A.; Aouidj, M.L.; Kallel, J.; Zammel, I.; Khaldi, M.
    Non tumoral stenosis of the foramen of Monro is rare; pathogenic mechanisms remain a subject of debate. The narrowing can be unilateral causing monoventicular hydrocephalus, and exceptionally bilateral causing biventricular hydrocephalus. We present two cases of monoventricular hydrocephalus and two other cases of biventricular hydrocephalus. Clinically, all patients had the same signs as in common hydrocephalus. The CT scan and mainly the MRI allowed us to confirm the diagnosis and to avoid tumor obstruction of the foramen of Monro. With neuroendoscopy we were able to describe the foramen of Monro and perform a fenestration of the septum pellucidum. The prognosis is usually good