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We report a case of herpetic encephalitis in a 2-year-old girl. Diagnosis was made at 1st by clinical symptoms and MRI and confirmed by lumbar puncture. Forty days later, new neurologic symptoms appeared and MRI diagnosed acute disseminated encephalomyelitis. MRI better demonstrates CNS abnormalities in herpetic encephalitis and may play a major role as a 1st step in early diagnosis, in particular for acute disseminated encephalomyelitis., (Copyright © 2010. Published by Elsevier SAS.)

We report 3 cases of primary oxalosis with nephrocalcinosis and severe renal failure. Extrarenal involvement was noted in bones in 3 cases, the heart in 2 cases, the central nervous system in 2 cases, the skin in 1 case and the eye in 1 case. The 3 patients presented with acute digestive disorders. Ultrasonography and CT scans showed digestive wall calcifications in addition to the classic appearance of primary oxalosis such as nephrocalcinosis or bone involvement. Primary hyperoxaluria is characterized by a calcium deposit in different tissues, mainly in kidneys. Digestive wall involvement has never been reported in the literature. Primary oxaluria should be considered in the presence of such a deposit in the gut wall.

Desmoplastic infantile ganglioglioma is a rare intracranial tumor of infancy, characterized by solid and cystic component, voluminous size and supratentorial location. These tumors are diagnosed usually below the age of 2 years. We report 1 case of desmoplastic ganglioglioma in 13-year-old male. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging diagnosed supratentorial mixed cystic and solid tumor, which presented as a large cystic component with intense contrast enhancement of a mural nodule. The tumor was surgically removed, and histology revealed desmoplastic ganglioglioma. The patient had a good follow up. This observation emphasizes the possibility of desmoplastic ganglioglioma in older infants. It mustn't be considered as a specific entity of very young age infant and must be recognized in older infant because it may be misdiagnosed as malignant glioma. Despite the pseudo malignant appearance, these tumors have a good prognosis after surgery and when excision is complete they don't led to recurrences.