Malformación de Arnold-Chiari tipo I con siringomielia

Introducción: Las malformaciones de Arnold-Chiari, son un grupo heterogéneo de desórdenes neurológicos caracterizados por alteraciones dentro de las regiones del cerebelo, tallo cerebral y unión cráneo-cervical; todas resultan en un desplazamiento inferior del cerebelo hacia el canal espinal por el foramen magno, sea en conjunto con la médula inferior o no. Objetivo: Describir los hallazgos clínicos, estudios complementarios, criterios diagnósticos, conducta terapéutica y evolución, en un caso con malformación de Chiari tipo I con siringomielia. Presentación de caso: Se presenta a una paciente con cefalea de curso insidioso a la que se le diagnostica malformación de Chiari tipo I con siringomielia, que requirió tratamiento neuroquirúrgico. La evolución posoperatoria fue favorable. Conclusiones: La malformación de Arnold-Chiari es una entidad rara; la aparición de la resonancia magnética nuclear ha permitido que su diagnóstico aumente y por tanto, su incidencia. El caso presentado tuvo un curso clínico clásico.

Introduction: Arnold-Chiari malformations are a heterogeneous group of neurological disorders characterized by alterations within the regions of the cerebellum, brain stem and craniocervical junction; all result in inferior displacement of the cerebellum into the spinal canal through the foramen magnum, whether in conjunction with the inferior cord or not. Objective: To describe the clinical findings, complementary studies, diagnostic criteria, therapeutic approach and evolution, in a case with type I Chiari malformation with syringomyelia. Case report: A patient with an insidious course of headache is reported. She was diagnosed with type I Chiari malformation with syringomyelia, which required neurosurgical treatment. The postoperative evolution was favorable. Conclusions: Conclusions: Arnold-Chiari malformation is a rare entity. the appearance of nuclear magnetic resonance has allowed it to be diagnosed and therefore its incidence has increased. The reported case had a classic clinical course.

Resección de astrocitoma fibrilar cerebeloso con apoyo endoscópico. Presentación de un caso

Se presentó paciente femenina de 7 años de edad, con antecedentes de salud aparente, atendida en el Hospital Pediátrico Docente "Pedro Agustín Pérez", de provincia Guantánamo. Al interrogatorio, la madre refirió semana de evolución con cefalea y vómitos. Cumplió tratamiento con analgésicos y antieméticos sin resolución de dicho cuadro. El estudio de resonancia magnética nuclear de cráneo informó en T1, corte axial, una lesión ocupativa de espacio, hipointensa, de aspecto quístico de fosa posterior, en hemisferio cerebeloso derecho, que comprimía el IV ventrículo, lo que causó una hidrocefalia obstructiva secundaria. Se realizó ventriculostomía con derivación ventriculoperitoneal y resección macroscópica de lesión con apoyo endoscópico. Se confirmó por estudio histopatológico el diagnóstico de astrocitoma fibrilar cerebeloso.

A seven years old female patient was evaluated at the Hospital Pediátrico Docente "Pedro Agustín Pérez", in Guantánamo, with a history of an apparent health situation. The patient´s mother referred a week with headache and vomiting. Patient underwent an analgesics and antiemetics treatment without resolution of symptoms. A magnetic resonance imaging study of the brain showed in T1 scan, in the axial section, a space-occupying, hypointense, and appearance of posterior fossa cystic lesion, in the right cerebellar hemisphere, which was compressing the IV ventricle, causing obstructive hydrocephalus secondary. Ventriculostomy routing ventriculoperitoneal shunt and macroscopic resection of lesion with endoscopic support included was performed. Cerebellar fibrillary astrocytoma was the diagnosis confirmed by histopathological study.

Paciente do sexo feminino, 7 anos, com histórico aparente de saúde, atendida no Hospital Pediátrico Docente "Pedro Agustín Pérez", na província de Guantánamo. Ao ser questionada, a mãe relatou uma semana de evolução com cefaléia e vômitos. Efetuou tratamento com analgésicos e antieméticos sem resolução dos referidos sintomas. O estudo de ressonância magnética nuclear do crânio relatou em T1, corte axial, lesão hipointensa, expansiva, de aspecto cístico em fossa posterior, no hemisfério cerebelar direito, que comprimia o quarto ventrículo, causando hidrocefalia obstrutiva secundária. Foi realizada ventriculostomia com derivação ventriculoperitoneal e ressecção macroscópica da lesão com suporte endoscópico. O diagnóstico de astrocitoma fibrilar cerebelar foi confirmado pelo estudo histopatológico.

El reto diagnóstico de la enfermedad de Cushing en pediatría: reporte de casos

Introducción: la enfermedad de Cushing (EC) se debe sospechar en el paciente pediátrico con retraso del crecimiento, aumento de peso y fenotipo característico. Se sugiere iniciar el protocolo diagnóstico, que consiste en: comprobación de hipercortisolemia, sitio de producción del cortisol e imágenes, para finalmente realizar el tratamiento quirúrgico curativo. Reporte de casos: se presentan los casos de tres pacientes con alteración de la velocidad de crecimiento, aumento de peso y fenotipo característico. Se realiza la secuencia diagnóstica para demostrar el hipercortisolismo, posteriormente se confirma EC y se realiza imagen por resonancia magnética nuclear (RMN) de hipófisis. Finalmente se lleva a cabo el tratamiento quirúrgico curativo. Conclusiones: la EC en pediatría sigue siendo un desafío diagnóstico. Un abordaje para su detección inicia con la sospecha clínica asociada a una adecuada interpretación de los estudios bioquímicos e imágenes, lo que permite realizar un diagnóstico oportuno y un tratamiento curativo definitivo.

Summary Introduction: Cushing's disease (CD) should always be suspected in a pediatric patient with growth delay, excessive weight gain and characteristic phenotype. It is suggested to start a diagnostic protocol sequence: verification of hypercortisolism, production site and images, to finally perform the definitive curative surgical treatment. Case reports: We report three CD patients with altered growth velocity, weight gain and characteristic phenotype. The diagnostic sequence was performed to demonstrate hypercortisolism. CD was subsequently confirmed, and a pituitary nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) was performed. All patients underwent curative surgery. Conclusion: CD in pediatrics continues to be a diagnostic challenge for the clinician. An approach with high initial clinical suspicion, associated with paraclinical studies and obtaining the adequate images, are necessary to make an accurate diagnosis and a definitive curative treatment.

Impacto de la enfermedad de pequeño vaso en la inestabilidad del anciano. Estudio descriptivo transversal / Vestibular Pathology and Instability in the Elderly and its Relationship with Small Vessel Disease. Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study

Introducción y objetivo: La elevada prevalencia de mareo e inestabilidad en los ancianos, su complejo diagnóstico e importantes consecuencias (caídas y lesiones derivadas) constituyen un grave problema sanitario. El presente estudio tiene como objetivo principal determinar si existe relación entre dichos síntomas y la presencia de enfermedad de pequeño vaso. Secundariamente intentaremos describir las causas más frecuentes de mareo e inestabilidad en los pacientes ancianos. Método: Se realiza un estudio descriptivo transversal con 214 pacientes mayores de 70 años remitidos por vértigo, mareo o inestabilidad. Se valoran los diagnósticos más frecuentes y se comparan tres grupos: 1) Patología vestibular periférica, 2) mareo o inestabilidad de causa desconocida y 3) grupo de control. Para ello se utiliza la escala de Fazekas que determina la magnitud de las lesiones de sustancia blanca por imágenes de resonancia magnética. Resultados: El vértigo posicional paroxístico benigno fue el diagnóstico más frecuente (17,3%), seguido de la enfermedad de Ménière (15%). Un 20% de los pacientes fueron clasificados como origen desconocido o multifactorial. La enfermedad de pequeño vaso se encontró con mayor frecuencia en el grupo con mareo de causas desconocidas (p=0,034). Conclusiones: se reafirma la asociación entre las lesiones de sustancia blanca, sugerentes de enfermedad de pequeño vaso, y la mayor aparición de mareo e inestabilidad en los ancianos; siendo la prevalencia de la enfermedad mucho menor en el grupo de control que en aquellos con mareo de causa desconocida. Asimismo, se determina que el vértigo posicional paroxístico benigno es el diagnóstico más frecuente de mareo e inestabilidad en el anciano. (AU)

Muerte súbita inesperada en epilepsia. Revisión sobre la implicación del tallo encefálico / Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy. Review about the brainstem involvement

RESUMEN La muerte súbita inesperada en epilepsia, se define como la muerte repentina -presenciada o no- de personas con epilepsia, no traumática ni por ahogamiento, con o sin evidencias de crisis, y en quienes el examen postmorten no revela una causa estructural o toxicológica de muerte. El objetivo de esta revisión es describir las evidencias más recientes, publicadas en la literatura, sobre la participación crucial del tallo encefálico en la fisiopatología de la muerte súbita inesperada en epilepsia. Se realizó una búsqueda bibliográfica en la base de datos computarizada PubMed. Los estudios en modelos animales han demostrado que los mecanismos de la muerte súbita inesperada en epilepsia involucran un primer evento mediado por una crisis, seguido por la despolarización cortical, que se propaga al tallo encefálico y que resulta en una disfunción autonómica causante de apnea central, edema pulmonar o arritmia cardiaca. Los estudios en humanos se han apoyado en las imágenes de resonancia magnética para evaluar el papel de diferentes áreas del tallo encefálico en la muerte súbita inesperada en epilepsia. Las evidencias acumuladas por la literatura, tanto en estudios con animales como humanos, evidencian el papel fundamental desempeñado por las estructuras del tallo encefálico en la fisiopatología de la muerte súbita inesperada en epilepsia.

ABSTRACT Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy is defined as the sudden death-whether witnessed or not-of people with epilepsy, not traumatic or due to drowning, with or without evidence of seizures, and in whom postmortem examination does not reveal a structural or toxicological cause of death. The aim of this review is to describe the most recent evidence published in the literature, on the crucial involvement of the brain stem in the pathophysiology of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy. A bibliographic search was conducted in PubMed computerized database. Studies in animal models have shown that the mechanisms of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy involve a first seizure-mediated event, followed by cortical depolarization, which spreads to the brainstem and results in autonomic dysfunction causing central apnea, pulmonary edema or cardiac arrhythmia. Studies in humans have relied on magnetic resonance imaging to assess the role of the brainstem in sudden unexpected death in epilepsy. The evidence accumulated in the literature, both in animal and in human studies, shows the role played by brainstem structures in the pathophysiology of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy.

Resting-state functional nuclear magnetic resonance imaging in patients with bipolar disorder: Beyond euthymia.

INTRODUCTION: Functional nuclear magnetic resonance imaging in the resting state (R-fMRI) allows the identification of complete functional connectivity networks and the possible neuronal correlations of psychiatric disorders. The literature on R-fMRI and bipolar disorder (BD) will be reviewed, emphasising the findings in the phases of mania, hypomania and depression. METHODS: It is a narrative review of the literature in which articles were searched in PubMed and Embase, with the key words in English "bipolar disorder" AND "resting state", without limit on the date of publication. RESULTS: The studies of BD patients in the mania and hypomania phases who underwent R-fMRI show concordant results in terms of decreased functional cerebral connectivity between the amygdala and some cortical regions, which indicates that this functional connection would have some implication in the normal affect regulation. Patients in the depressive phase show a decrease in functional brain connectivity, but as there are several anatomical structures involved and neural networks reported in the studies, it is not possible to compare them. CONCLUSIONS: There is a decrease in functional connectivity in patients with BD, but current evidence does not allow establishing specific changes in specific functional brain connectivity networks. However, there are already some findings that show correlation with the patients' symptoms.

Use of a single dose of 70mg/kg chloral hydrate as a hypnotic in nuclear magnetic resonance. A prospective study of 3132 cases.

OBJECTIVE: To assess the mean time to hypnosis, hemodynamic stability, and incidence of complications associated with the administration of 70mg/kg oral chloral hydrate in children scheduled for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). MATERIAL AND METHODS: Prospective study conducted from January 2000 to January 2020 in which 3132 patients aged between one day and 5 years underwent MRI under anaesthesia in an outpatient setting. The study population was divided into 4 subgroups: A) aged between one and 30 days; B) aged between one month and one year; C) aged between one and 3 years, and D) aged between 3 and 5 years. Study variables were: sex, age, type of examination, mean imaging time, mean time to awakening, heart rate before and after MRI, SatO2, and incidence of complications such as respiratory depression (SatO2 below 90%), agitation during the MRI or on awakening (intense crying lasting more than 2min), prolonged sedation measured on the Steward scale, and nausea and/or vomiting during the MRI, on awakening, or at home. RESULTS: No notable hemodynamic alterations were observed. The incidence of desaturation was .41%, awakening during the test was .16%, prolonged sedation was 1.08%, and agitated awakening was 1.46%. Nausea and vomiting at the end of the test had an incidence of .73%. The P value in all cases was <.05%. CONCLUSIONS: Chloral hydrate at a dose of 70mg/kg continues to be suitable in sedation lasting no more than one hour for non-invasive procedures in children, and is associated with adequate haemodynamic stability with practically no side effects.

Resonancia magnética nuclear funcional en estado de reposo en pacientes con trastorno bipolar: más allá de la eutimia / Resting-state functional nuclear magnetic resonance imaging in patients with bipolar disorder: beyond euthymia

Resumen Introducción: La resonancia magnética funcional en estado de reposo (RMf-ER) permite identificar redes de conectividad funcional completas y los posibles correlatos neuronales de trastornos psiquiátricos. Se revisa la literatura sobre RMf-ER y trastorno bipolar (TB) haciendo énfasis en los hallazgos en las fases de manía, hipomanía y depresión. Métodos: Es una revisión narrativa de la literatura en la que se buscaron artículos en PubMed y EMBASE con las palabras clave en inglés "bipolar disorder" AND "resting state", sin límite en la fecha de publicación. Resultados: Los estudios de pacientes con TB en fases de manía e hipomanía sometidos a RMf-ER muestran resultados concordantes en cuanto a la disminución de la conectividad funcional cerebral entre la amígdala y algunas regiones corticales, lo cual indica que esta conexión funcional tendría alguna implicación en la regulación normal del afecto. Los pacientes en fase depresiva muestran disminución en la conectividad funcional cerebral, pero como son varias las estructuras anatómicas implicadas y las redes neuronales reportadas en los estudios, no es posible compararlos. Conclusiones: Hay disminución en la conectividad funcional en los pacientes con TB, pero la evidencia actual no permite establecer cambios específicos en redes de conectividad funcional cerebral puntuales. Sin embargo, ya hay algunos hallazgos que muestran correlación con la clínica de los pacientes.

ABSTRACT Introduction: imaging in the resting state (R-fMRI) Functional nuclear magnetic allows the identification of complete functional connectivity networks and the possible resonance neuronal correlations of psychiatric disorders. The literature on R-fMRI and bipolar disorder (BD) will be reviewed, emphasising the findings in the phases of mania, hypomania and depression. Methods: It is a narrative review of the literature in which articles were searched in PubMed and Embase, with the key words in English "bipolar disorder" AND "resting state", without limit on the date of publication. Results: The studies of BD patients in the mania and hypomania phases who underwent R-fMRI show concordant results in terms of decreased functional cerebral connectivity between the amygdala and some cortical regions, which indicates that this functional connection would have some implication in the normal affect regulation. Patients in the depressive phase show a decrease in functional brain connectivity, but as there are seve-ral anatomical structures involved and neural networks reported in the studies, it is not possible to compare them. Conclusions: There is a decrease in functional connectivity in patients with BD, but current evidence does not allow establishing specific changes in specific functional brain connectivity networks. However, there are already some findings that show correlation with the patients' symptoms.

Uso de hidrato de cloral a dosis única de 70mg/kg como hipnótico en resonancia magnética nuclear. Estudio prospectivo de 3.132 casos / Use of a single dose of 70mg/kg chloral hydrate as a hypnotic in nuclear magnetic resonance. A prospective study of 3, 132 cases

Objetivo: Valorar los tiempos medios de hipnosis, la estabilidad hemodinámica y la incidencia de complicaciones del uso de hidrato de cloral por vía oral en niños programados para exploraciones de resonancia magnética nuclear (RMN), a dosis de 70mg/kg. Material y métodos: Estudio prospectivo desde enero de 2000 a enero de 2020, en el que se realizaron 3.132 RMN a pacientes con edades comprendidas entre un día y 5 años, en régimen de anestesia ambulatoria. Se dividió a la población a estudio en 4 subgrupos: A) entre uno y 30 días; B) entre un mes y un año; C) entre uno y 3 años, y D) entre 3 y 5 años. Se registraron el sexo, la edad, el tipo de exploración, así como los tiempos medios de exploración y despertar, la frecuencia cardiaca previa a la RMN y al finalizar, la SatO2 y la incidencia de complicaciones del tipo de: depresión respiratoria (SatO2 inferior al 90%), agitación durante la RMN o al despertar (llanto intenso de más de 2min de duración), sedación prolongada valorada mediante el test de Steward y la aparición de náuseas y/o vómitos durante la RMN, al despertar o en su domicilio. Resultados: No se registraron alteraciones hemodinámicas reseñables. La incidencia de desaturaciones fue de un 0,41%. El despertar durante la prueba fue de un 0,16%, la sedación prolongada de un 1,08% y el despertar agitado apareció en un 1,46% de los casos. Las náuseas y vómitos al terminar la prueba tuvieron una incidencia de un 0,73%. Todos ellos con una p<0,05%. Conclusiones: El hidrato de cloral sigue siendo un fármaco que puede ser referente a dosis de 70mg/kg en sedaciones no superiores a una hora, en procedimientos no invasivos en niños y que asocia una estabilidad hemodinámica adecuada sin prácticamente efectos secundarios.(AU)

Objective: To assess the mean time to hypnosis, hemodynamic stability, and incidence of complications associated with the administration of 70mg/kg oral chloral hydrate in children scheduled for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Material and methods: Prospective study conducted from January 2000 to January 2020 in which 3,132 patients aged between one day and 5 years underwent MRI under anaesthesia in an outpatient setting. The study population was divided into 4 subgroups: A) aged between one and 30 days; B) aged between one month and one year; C) aged between one and 3 years, and D) aged between 3 and 5 years. Study variables were: sex, age, type of examination, mean imaging time, mean time to awakening, heart rate before and after MRI, SatO2, and incidence of complications such as respiratory depression (SatO2 below 90%), agitation during the MRI or on awakening (intense crying lasting more than 2min), prolonged sedation measured on the Steward scale, and nausea and/or vomiting during the MRI, on awakening, or at home. Results: No notable hemodynamic alterations were observed. The incidence of desaturation was 0.41%, awakening during the test was 0.16%, prolonged sedation was 1.08%, and agitated awakening was 1.46%. Nausea and vomiting at the end of the test had an incidence of 0.73%. The P value in all cases was<.05%. Conclusions: Chloral hydrate at a dose of 70mg/kg continues to be suitable in sedation lasting no more than one hour for non-invasive procedures in children, and is associated with adequate haemodynamic stability with practically no side effects.(AU)

Use of a single dose of 70mg/kg chloral hydrate as a hypnotic in nuclear magnetic resonance. A prospective study of 3,132 cases. / Uso de hidrato de cloral a dosis única de 70mg/kg como hipnótico en resonancia magnética nuclear. Estudio prospectivo de 3.132 casos.

OBJECTIVE: To assess the mean time to hypnosis, hemodynamic stability, and incidence of complications associated with the administration of 70mg/kg oral chloral hydrate in children scheduled for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). MATERIAL AND METHODS: Prospective study conducted from January 2000 to January 2020 in which 3,132 patients aged between one day and 5 years underwent MRI under anaesthesia in an outpatient setting. The study population was divided into 4 subgroups: A) aged between one and 30 days; B) aged between one month and one year; C) aged between one and 3 years, and D) aged between 3 and 5 years. Study variables were: sex, age, type of examination, mean imaging time, mean time to awakening, heart rate before and after MRI, SatO2, and incidence of complications such as respiratory depression (SatO2 below 90%), agitation during the MRI or on awakening (intense crying lasting more than 2min), prolonged sedation measured on the Steward scale, and nausea and/or vomiting during the MRI, on awakening, or at home. RESULTS: No notable hemodynamic alterations were observed. The incidence of desaturation was 0.41%, awakening during the test was 0.16%, prolonged sedation was 1.08%, and agitated awakening was 1.46%. Nausea and vomiting at the end of the test had an incidence of 0.73%. The P value in all cases was<.05%. CONCLUSIONS: Chloral hydrate at a dose of 70mg/kg continues to be suitable in sedation lasting no more than one hour for non-invasive procedures in children, and is associated with adequate haemodynamic stability with practically no side effects.

Ctopia ureteral en paciente pediátrico: diferentes soluciones para diferentes problemas / Ureteral ctopia in a pediatric patient: different solutions for different problems

Objetivo: El tratamiento del uréter ectópicoen el paciente pediátrico debe individualizarse en cadacaso.Método: Descripción de los casos clínicos, manejo terapéutico y evolución de los pacientes.Resultados: Presentamos cuatro pacientes pediátricoscon uréteres ectópicos sometidos a cirugía. Se describe uncaso de nefroureterectomía laparoscópica, uno de uretero-ureterostomía laparoscópica, uno de reimplante ureteralbilateral y otro de reimplante unilateral. Se profundiza enla discusión sobre el diagnóstico y diferentes tratamientosquirúrgicos de cada caso. Conclusiones: Presentamos cuatro casos de pacientes pediátricos con uréteres ectópicos, tratados mediantediferentes cirugías. Exponemos cómo fue el diagnósticopreoperatorio y la importancia de individualizar el tratamiento quirúrgico en cada caso. Aspectos descritos recientemente en el contexto de la ectopia ureteral, como laevaluación diagnóstica mediante RMN o el papel de lastécnicas mínimamente invasivas en el tratamiento, debentenerse en cuenta en su manejo.(AU)

Objetive: The treatment of the ectopic ureter in the pediatric patient must be individualized in eachcaseMethods: Description of clinical cases, therapeutic management and evolution of patients.Results: We present four pediatric patients with ectopicureters who underwent surgery. We describe a case of laparoscopic nephroureterectomy, one of laparoscopic uretero-ureterostomy, one of bilateral ureteral reimplantation andanother of unilateral reimplantation. The discussion aboutthe diagnosis and different surgical treatments of each caseis deepened.Conclusions: We present four cases of pediatric patients with ectopic ureters, treated by different surgeries.We present how was the preoperative diagnosis and theimportance of individualizing the surgical treatment in eachcase. Aspects recently described in the context of ureteralectopy, such as diagnostic evaluation by MRI or the role ofminimally invasive techniques in treatment, should be takeninto account in its management.(AU)

[Pediatric ureteral ectopia: Solutions for several issues.] / Ectopia ureteral en paciente pediátrico: diferentes soluciones para diferentes problemas.

OBJECTIVE: The treatment of the ectopic ureter in the pediatric patient must be individualized in each caseMETHOD: Description of clinical cases, therapeutic management and evolution of patients. RESULTS: We present four pediatric patients with ectopic ureters who underwent surgery. We describe a case of laparoscopic nephroureterectomy, one of laparoscopic uretero-ureterostomy, one of bilateral ureteral reimplantation and another of unilateral reimplantation. The discussion about the diagnosis and different surgical treatments of each case is deepened. CONCLUSIONS: We present four cases of pediatric patients with ectopic ureters, treated by different surgeries. We present how was the preoperative diagnosis and the importance of individualizing the surgical treatment in eachc ase. Aspects recently described in the context of ureteralectopy, such as diagnostic evaluation by MRI or the role of minimally invasive techniques in treatment, should be taken into account in its management.

OBJETIVO: El tratamiento del uréter ectópico en el paciente pediátrico debe individualizarse en cada caso.MÉTODO: Descripción de los casos clínicos, manejo terapéutico y evolución de los pacientes. RESULTADOS: Presentamos cuatro pacientes pediátricos con uréteres ectópicos sometidos a cirugía. Se describe un caso de nefroureterectomía laparoscópica, uno de uretero-ureterostomía laparoscópica, uno de reimplante ureteral bilateral y otro de reimplante unilateral. Se profundiza en la discusión sobre el diagnóstico y diferentes tratamientos quirúrgicos de cada caso. CONCLUSIONES: Presentamos cuatro casos de pacientes pediátricos con uréteres ectópicos, tratados mediante diferentes cirugías. Exponemos cómo fue el diagnóstico preoperatorio y la importancia de individualizar el tratamiento quirúrgico en cada caso. Aspectos descritos recientemente en el contexto de la ectopia ureteral, como la evaluación diagnóstica mediante RMN o el papel de las técnicas mínimamente invasivas en el tratamiento, deben tenerse en cuenta en su manejo.

Hemorragia talámica izquierda espontánea: caso ilustrativo / Spontaneous Left Talamic Hemorrhage: Illustrative Case

RESUMEN La hemorragia talámica pertenece al grupo de las hemorragias intracerebrales de etiología no traumática o quirúrgica. Es una entidad relativamente infrecuente y tiene una prevalencia de 6-15 % de los casos dentro de dicho grupo. El tálamo es una estructura anatómica donde convergen múltiples vías neuronales, por lo tanto, sus manifestaciones clínicas no están totalmente descritas. A pesar de ello, se conoce que su presentación clínica más frecuente está asociada al síndrome sensitivo de Déjerine-Roussy, caracterizado por intenso dolor neuropático, alodinia contralateral a la lesión, hemiparesia y hemiataxia. La hemorragia talámica también se puede presentar con alteraciones de la memoria, sueño, emociones y procesamiento de información sensitiva. Se presenta un caso de hemorragia talámica izquierda espontánea en un paciente de 71 años que debutó con cambios en su comportamiento, bradipsiquia y amnesia anterógrada, con posterior recuperación completa de su estado cognitivo y psicológico antes de los 8 días y con hallazgos normales en la panangiografía.

ABSTRACT Thalamic hemorrhage belongs to the group of intracerebral hemorrhages of non-traumatic or surgical etiology. It is relatively rare and has a prevalence of 6-15% of cases. The thalamus is an anatomical structure where multiple neural pathways converge; therefore, its clinical manifestations are not fully described. Despite this, it is known that its most frequent clinical presentation is associated with the Dejerine-Roussy sensory syndrome, characterized by intense neuropathic pain, allodynia contralateral to the lesion, hemiparesis and hemiataxia. Thalamic hemorrhage can also present with alterations in memory, sleep, emotions, and the processing of sensitive information. We present a case of spontaneous left thalamic hemorrhage in a 71-year-old patient who presented with changes in his behavior, bradypsy-chia, and anterograde amnesia, with subsequent complete recovery of his cognitive and psychological state before 8 days and with normal findings in the panangiography.

Agenesia de la vesícula biliar / Agenesia of the gallbladder

La agenesia de la vesícula biliar (AVB) es una entidad congénita rara. La mayoría de los pacientes, permanecen asintomáticos, mientras que los que presentan síntomas informan síntomas que imitan el cólico biliar. La evaluación inicial para la sospecha de patología de la vesícula biliar, como la ecografía del cuadrante superior derecho, Puede ser engañosa o no concluyente. En consecuencia, algunos pacientes son finalmente diagnosticados intra-operatoriamente. Por lo tanto, deben mantener la AVB como un diagnóstico diferencial y deben realizarse como la colangiopancreatografía por resonancia magnética (CPRMN) cuando otras pruebas no sean concluyentes. Presentamos una mujer de 39 años que presento síntomas crónicos compatibles con cólico biliar y una ecografía equívoca informada como escleroatrófica con colelitiasis. Se le realizó laparoscopia durante la cual se constató la ausencia de vesícula biliar. La CPRM posoperatoria confirmó el diagnóstico de AG.

Gallbladder agenesis (GA) is a rare congenital entity. Most patients remain asymptomatic, while those with symptoms report symptoms that mimic bile colic. Initial evaluation for suspected gallbladder pathology, such as ultrasound of the right upper quadrant, May be misleading or inconclusive. As a result, some patients are eventually diagnosed intra-operatively. Therefore, GA should be maintained as a differential diagnosis and should be performed as magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRI) when other tests are inconclusive. We present a 39-year-old woman who has chronic symptoms compatible with biliary colic and an equivocal ultrasound reported as scleroatrofic with cholelithiasis. Laparoscopy was performed during which the absence of gallbladder was found. Postoperative CPRM confirmed the diagnosis of GA.

Sensibilización central en la artrosis / Central sensitization in osteoarthritis

El dolor de los pacientes con artrosis es un problema sociosanitario de primera magnitud y es el responsable de la importante limitación funcional y pérdida de calidad de vida en esta enfermedad.A pesar de haberse producido avances importantes en el conocimiento de los mecanismos fisiopatológicos del dolor, son muchos los interrogantes del dolor artrósico que todavía quedan por contestar.Uno de los aspectos menos estudiados del dolor crónico en la artrosis es el fenómeno de sensibilización central.La resonancia magnética nuclear funcional se ha mostrado como una técnica útil para el abordaje de este fenómeno.Diferentes estudios realizados a pacientes afectos de artrosis con distintos grados de sensibilización ponen de manifiesto que la incidencia de este fenómeno es elevada, que los pacientes sensibilizados y no sensibilizados muestran patrones diferentes en cuanto a la magnitud de la repuesta cerebral al dolor y que los patrones de conectividad difieren de una enfermedad a otra.Finalmente, en los pacientes candidatos a artroplastia de rodilla es importante evaluar el grado de sensibilización previo a la cirugía, puesto que son los pacientes con mayor grado de sensibilización los que presentarán evoluciones más tórpidas y mayores niveles de dolor posquirúrgico.(AU)

Pain in patients with osteoarthritis is a social and health problem of great magnitude and is responsible for the significant functional limitation and loss of quality of life in this disease.Despite the important advances made in the knowledge of the pathophysiological mechanisms of pain, many questions about arthritic pain remain unanswered.One of the least studied aspects of chronic pain in osteoarthritis is the phenomenon of central sensitization.Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging has shown to be a useful technique for addressing this phenomenon.Many studies carried out in patients with osteoarthritis with different degrees of sensitization show that the incidence of this phenomenon is high, that sensitized and non-sensitized patients show different patterns in terms of the magnitude of the cerebral response to pain and that the connectivity patterns differ from one disease to another.Finally, in patients who are candidates for knee arthroplasty, it is important to evaluate the degree of sensitization prior to surgery, since it is the patients with the highest degree of sensitization who will present more torpid evolutions and higher levels of post-surgical pain.(AU)

Consensus document of an expert group from the Spanish Society of Arteriosclerosis (SEA) on the clinical use of nuclear magnetic resonance to assess lipoprotein metabolism (Liposcale®). / Documento de consenso de un grupo de expertos de la Sociedad Española de Arteriosclerosis (SEA) sobre el uso clínico de la resonancia magnética nuclear en el estudio del metabolismo lipoproteico (Liposcale).

The assessment and prevention of cardiovascular risk (CVR) that persists in patients with dyslipidaemia despite treatment and achievement of goals specific to the plasma concentration of cholesterol linked to low density (c-LDL) is a clinical challenge today, and suggests that conventional lipid biomarkers are insufficient for an accurate assessment of CVR. Apart from their lipid content, there are other lipid particle characteristics. The results of this study show that there are a number of lipoprotein compounds that determine atherogenic potential and its influence on the CVR. However, such additional characteristics cannot be analysed by the techniques commonly used in clinical laboratories. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) is a technique that allows a detailed analysis to be made of the amount, composition, and size of lipoproteins, as well as providing more information about the detailed status of lipid metabolism and CVR in dyslipidaemia patients. In this article a group of lipidologists from the Spanish Society of Arteriosclerosis review the existing evidence on the atherogenic mechanisms of particles and describe the technical basis and interpretation of the profiles lipoproteins obtained by MRI, with special reference to the test available in Spain (Liposcale®). Likewise, the main patient profiles are defined as such that an analysis would provide information of greater clinical interest. These include: a) Suspected mismatch between lipid concentrations and particles, a common situation in diabetes, obesity, metabolic syndrome; b) Early atherothrombotic cardiovascular disease (ECVA) or recurrent without CVR factors to justify it; c) Lipid disorders, rare or complex, such as extreme concentrations of c-HDL, and d) Clinical situations where classical analytical techniques cannot be applied, such as very low c-LDL values.

[Effect of physical exercise on Alzheimer's disease. A sistematic review]. / Efecto del ejercicio físico en la enfermedad de Alzheimer. Una revisión sistemática.

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this review is to analyze through a the scientific evidence about the effects of physical activity in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) as a preventive and non-pharmacological treatment. DESIGN: Systematic review. DATA SOURCES: We have identified articles from Pubmed, Science Direct, Medline and Scopus databases, with the keywords Alzheimer, Exercise, Neuroimaging, MRI, PET y Physical Activity. Selected articles: We included those studies that evaluated the effects of physical activity on Alzheimer's disease and those which also included magnetic resonance imaging or positron emission tomography with Pittsburg Compound B marker (PiB) analyzing brain atrophy or increase of the beta-amyloid deposit respectively. We excluded studies including other types of dementia, different of AD. We also excluded articles which not included neuroimaging tests, single cases or non-English language articles. DATA EXTRACTION: The PRISMA quality scale was used for the critical lecture of the studies. The researchers independently assessed the articles and the discrepancies were resolved by consensus. RESULTS: We identified 75 articles, of which 23 were finally included in the review. CONCLUSIONS: Most of the studies included do not allow us to know the impact of physical exercise on cognition and the cerebral structural-functional changes in patients at risk of developing AD or in patients who already have the disease. Without being able to rule out a possible beneficial effect, more studies are needed with a better design and methodological rigor that allows a better known about this association.

Posterior reversible leukoencephalopathy syndrome: Case series and review of the literature. / Síndrome de leucoencefalopatía posterior reversible: serie de casos y revisión de la literatura.

OBJECTIVE: To describe clinical manifestations, antecedents, comorbidities and associated treatments, imaging findings, and follow-up in patients with posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome. METHODS: A retrospective, descriptive analysis of admitted patients was performed between June 2009 and May 2014 in a third-level care hospital. We evaluated age, sex, comorbidities, symptoms, values of blood pressure at admission, renal function, medication and time elapsed until the disappearance of symptoms. RESULTS: Thirteen patients were included. In all, 77% of them had a history of hypertension at baseline and 85% had impaired renal function. The most prevalent comorbidity was renal transplantation, and 85% had deterioration of renal function. Five of the patients had undergone renal transplantation. The most common clinical manifestation was seizures. All had subcortical lesions and bilateral parietooccipital involvement was the finding most frequently observed. CONCLUSION: This syndrome should be taken into account in the differential diagnoses of patients presenting with acute neurological syndromes and the abovementioned risk factors.

Resting-state functional nuclear magnetic resonance imaging in patients with bipolar disorder: beyond euthymia. / Resonancia magnética nuclear funcional en estado de reposo en pacientes con trastorno bipolar: más allá de la eutimia.

INTRODUCTION: Functional nuclear magnetic resonance imaging in the resting state (R-fMRI) allows the identification of complete functional connectivity networks and the possible neuronal correlations of psychiatric disorders. The literature on R-fMRI and bipolar disorder (BD) will be reviewed, emphasising the findings in the phases of mania, hypomania and depression. METHODS: It is a narrative review of the literature in which articles were searched in PubMed and Embase, with the key words in English "bipolar disorder" AND "resting state", without limit on the date of publication. RESULTS: The studies of BD patients in the mania and hypomania phases who underwent R-fMRI show concordant results in terms of decreased functional cerebral connectivity between the amygdala and some cortical regions, which indicates that this functional connection would have some implication in the normal affect regulation. Patients in the depressive phase show a decrease in functional brain connectivity, but as there are several anatomical structures involved and neural networks reported in the studies, it is not possible to compare them. CONCLUSIONS: There is a decrease in functional connectivity in patients with BD, but current evidence does not allow establishing specific changes in specific functional brain connectivity networks. However, there are already some findings that show correlation with the patients' symptoms.