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A 30 Year Review of Paediatric Central Nervous System Malignancies in Jamaica: 1978–2007

DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2017.165
Pages: 
Synopsis: 
The epidemiologic profile of paediatric Central Nervous System (CNS) malignancies in Jamaica shows an overall female preponderance in marked contrast to worldwide data which shows a male preponderance. Of all the subtypes, the embryonal tumours showed the most striking female preponderance.

ABSTRACT

Objective: To describe the epidemiologic features of malignant central nervous system (CNS) neoplasms in Jamaican children.

Accepted: 
12 Dec, 2017
Journal Sections: 
e-Published: 18 Jan, 2018

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Successful Treatment of Cerebral Aspergillosis in a Patient with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

Issue: 
DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2016.059
Pages: 
540–2

ABSTRACT

 We report a case of a patient with AIDS and a brain abscess caused by aspergillus, who underwent neurosurgical excision of the lesion and received subsequent therapy with voriconazole. The patient suffered from intracranial hypertension and visual disorders. 

Accepted: 
08 Feb, 2016
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e-Published: 18 Apr, 2016
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