Deep brain stimulation may be a viable option for resistant to treatment aggression in children with intellectual disability.

INTRODUCTION: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a surgical technique used to manage aggression in patients who do not improve despite the use of appropriate drug treatment. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to assess the impact of DBS on aggressive behavior refractory to the pharmacological and behavioral treatment of patients with Intellectual Disabilities (ID). METHODS: A follow-up was conducted on a cohort of 12 patients with severe ID, undergoing DBS in posteromedial hypothalamic nuclei; evaluated with the Overt Aggression Scale (OAS), before the intervention, at 6, 12, and 18 months of medical follow-up. RESULTS: After the surgical procedure, there was a significant reduction in the aggressiveness of patients in the follow-up medical evaluation at 6 months (t = 10.14; p < 0.01), 12 months (t = 14.06; p < 0.01), and 18 months (t = 15.34; p < 0.01), respect to the initial measurement; with a very large effect size (6 months: d = 2.71; 12 months: d = 3.75; 18 months: d = 4.10). From 12 months onward, emotional control stabilized and is sustained at 18 months (t = 1.24; p > 0.05). CONCLUSION: DBS in posteromedial hypothalamic nuclei may be an effective treatment for the management of aggression in patients with ID refractory to pharmacological treatment.

Mucormicosis cerebral / Cerebral mucormycosis

RESUMEN El Aspergillus es un moho oportunista, que se encuentra muy extendido en el medio ambiente. Las cepas de A. fumigatus, A. Flavus, A. Niger y otras especies de Aspergillus pueden habitar diferentes tipos de ambientes. Algunas especies, como Aspergillus fumigatus, pueden provocar una variedad de reacciones alérgicas e infecciones sistémicas potencialmente mortales en humanos, siendo responsable de más del 90 % de las infecciones. La incidencia de aspergilosis cerebral no se conoce, pero ha aumentado de manera notable en los últimos años, ya que ocurre principalmente en pacientes con inmunodeficiencia grave. En este apartado se realiza una revisión detallada sobre el Aspergillus, especialmente A. fumigatus, puesto que es un microorganismo poco conocido, con un limitado espectro de tratamiento, pero que representa una amenaza ominosa para la salud y la mortalidad en el ser humano.

SUMMARY Mucormycosis encompasses syndromic manifestations due to an emergent infection, of acute course and a high mortality rate, caused by opportunistic organisms (fungi) belonging to the phylum glomeromycota subfilum mucoromycotina division of the mucorales order. Species such as mucor circinelloides, rhizopus oryzae and lichtheimia corymbifera are frequently found, having a ubiquitous habitat they can be isolated in different geographical regions, being commonly found in decomposing organic matter, fruits, wheat bread, rye, garbage and soil. People with some degree of immunocompromise (diabetes mellitus, malnutrition, cancer, HIV, among others) are predisposed. Its etiology is among the first frequently isolated sites in the air, clearly explaining the entry pathway of sporangiospores in pulmonary and rhinoorbit-cerebral cases that characteristically present with coagulopathy, thrombosis, vascular invasion, tissue ischemia and heart attacks. Its timely detection and rapid establishment of treatment are key to prognosis and survival.