Neurocysticercosis is a frequent disease, its main location is in the brain parenchyma; however, less than 5% of cases are of spinal location where they produce pseudotumoral or obstructive clinical manifestations. We present the case of a patient admitted due to chronic headache with signs of endrocranial hypertension, without clinical symptoms, and in whom a cysticercotic membrane and cerebrospinal fluid with high glucose consumption (3mg/dL) was obtained during the lumbar puncture study. The finding of a cysticercus of intradural-extramedullary location, during a lumbar puncture is a very rare finding, only described in patients with evident clinical signs. We recommend suspecting it when there is no clinical evidence of spinal cord involvement but there is a suggestion of cerebral cysticercosis and altered cerebrospinal fluid, expanding the study with neuroimaging.

La neurocisticercosis es una enfermedad frecuente, su principal ubicación es en el parénquima cerebral; sin embargo, menos del 5% de los casos son de ubicación espinal donde producen cuadros clínicos pseudotumorales u obstructivos. Se presenta el caso de un paciente que ingresa por cefalea crónica con signos de hipertensión endocraneana, sin clínica medular, y en quien se obtuvo durante el estudio de punción lumbar una membrana cisticercótica y líquido cefalorraquídeo con gran consumo de glucosa (3mg/dL). El hallazgo de un cisticerco de ubicación intradural-extramedular durante una punción lumbar es un hallazgo muy raro, solo descrito en pacientes con clínica evidente. Los autores recomiendan sospecharla cuando no haya evidencia clínica de compromiso medular pero se tenga sugerencia de cisticercosis cerebral y líquido cefalorraquídeo alterado, ampliando el estudio con ne...

Objective: To study 29 individuals belonging to four familiar generations in whom 9 cases of facial paralysis was found in 2 generations. Setting: Neurophysiology Service, Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen National Hospital. Material and Methods: Neurological exam and electrophysiologic (EMG and VCN), otorrhinolaryngologic, radiologic, electroencephalographic, dermatoglyphic and laboratory studies were performed in 7 of the 9 patients (5 men and 2 women). Results: One case of right peripheral facial paralysis in the second generation and 6 cases of left peripheral facial paralysis in the third generation were found, all associated to prolonged congenital enuresis. Conclusions: Study of the 29 persons pedigree determined that 9 of them had hereditary familiar peripheral facial neuropathy, probably dominant type with reduced penetrance.

We present an epidemiological approach of a two years clinical observation study of a cohort of 208 admissions with cerebrovascular disease. This report represents part of a wider project intended to clarify the natural history of cerebrovascular diseases in Peru. We found a 70.7% of occlusions or stenosis, a 26.9% of intracerebral hemorrhages, a 1.9% of subarachnoid hemorrhage and a 0.5% of other unspecified. A mean age of onset of 62.2 years, with a very large range, probably with a later age in the cases o occlusion or stenosis - 63.9% - If we compare it with the cases of intracerebral hemorrhage, 58.1%. A general mortality percentage of 16.3, being much higher in intracerebral hemorrhage (37.5%) than in occlusions or stenosis (8.8%). A survival, in the mortal cases, of 27.2 days for occlusions or stenosis and 9.9 days for intracerebral hemorrhages. Our findings show some particular a...