[Cerebral cysticercosis. Apropos of a case treated with praziquantel]. / Cysticercose cérébrale. A propos d'une observation traitée par praziquantel.

The authors report a case of cerebral cysticercosis in a 17 year-old adolescent. Partial seizures and moderate functional signs of intracranial hypertension were the presenting symptoms. Treatment with Praziquantel under corticosteroid therapy was successful with almost complete disappearance of radiologic abnormalities on the computerised tomographic examination performed 7 months after the end of treatment.

[Calcinosis of childhood dermatomyositis. Apropos of 10 cases]. / Les calcinoses des dermatomyosites infantiles. A propos de 10 cas.

Twenty-eight children were diagnosed as having dermatomyositis (DM) on the basis of the criteria of Bohan and Peter. Ten of the 28 children developed calcinosis. Calcium deposits mainly occurred in DM with gradual onset of symptoms and with a chronic course. Calcinosis always appeared insidiously and early during the active stage of the disease. It persisted for a long time beyond the remission of the active muscle symptoms without tendency to spontaneous resolution. Long-term follow-up data substantiate calcinosis as the most frequent and the most serious sequela in this series of childhood DM.

[Paraplegia complicating surgery for coarctation of the aorta]. / Paraplégie compliquant une intervention pour coarctation aortique.

A case of paraplegia occurring during surgery for coarctation of the aorta in a 28 month-old child is reported. Paraplegia was due to medullary ischemia, probably related to insufficient collateral circulation. Such ischemic accidents generally remain unforeseeable and no good prevention is available. This rare operative complication should not alter the present management of coarctation of the aorta.