Acute Cerebellitis With Tonsillar Herniation: A Case Report [cerebelite Aguda Com Herniação Tonsilar: Relato De Caso]

Acute cerebellitis is a rare inflammatory syndrome frequently characterized by fast onset of cerebellar dysfunction. The present case report describes imaging findings in a child with acute cerebellitis, tonsillar herniation and hypertensive hydrocephalus. The etiologic agent has not been determined. A conservative management was adopted, with corticoid and diuretic drugs. Imaging follow-up demonstrated resolution of the clinical condition with no sequela. © Colégio Brasileiro de Radiologia e Diagnóstico por Imagem.454244246de Bruecker, Y., Claus, F., Demaerel, P., MRI findings in acute cerebellitis (2004) Eur Radiol, 14, pp. 1478-1483Connolly, A.M., Dodson, W.E., Prensky, A.L., Course and outcome of acute cerebellar ataxia (1994) Ann Neurol, 35, pp. 673-679Sawaishi, Y., Takahashi, I., Hirayama, Y., Acute cerebellitis caused by Coxiella burnetti (1999) Ann Neurol, 45, pp. 124-127Jabbour, P., Samaha, E., Abi, L.G., Hemicerebellitis mimicking a tumor on MRI (2003) Childs Nerv Syst, 19, pp. 122-125Horowitz, M.B., Pang, D., Hirsch, W., Acute cerebellitis: Case report and review (1991) Pediatr Neurosurg, 17, pp. 142-145Takanashi, J., Miyamoto, T., Ando, N., Clinical and radiological features of rotavirus cerebellitis (2010) AJNR Am J Neuroradiol, 31, pp. 1591-1595Kobayashi, S., Negishi, Y., Ando, N., Two patients with acute rotavirus encephalitis associated with cerebellar signs and symptoms (2010) Eur J Pediatr, 169, pp. 1287-1291Kato, Z., Shimozawa, N., Kokuzawa, J., Magnetic resonance imaging of acute cerebellar ataxia: Report of a case with gadolinium enhancement and review of the literature (1998) Acta Pediatr Jpn, 40, pp. 138-142Göhlich-Ratmann, G., Wallot, M., Baethmann, M., Acute cerebellitis with near-fatal cerebellar swelling and benign outcome under conservative treatment with high dose steroids (1998) Eur J Paediatr Neurol, 2, pp. 157-16

Yield and fruit quality of industrial tomato under saline irrigation Rendimento e qualidade de fruto do tomate tipo industrial sob irrigação salina

Industrial tomato is the most important vegetable crop of the Brazilian agribusiness. Few researches have evaluated the tolerance of this crop to saline stress. In this study, the effects of five levels of salinity of the irrigation water (1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 dS m-1) and two equivalent proportions of Na:Ca:Mg (1:1:0.5 and 7:1:0.5) were tested on yield and quality of fruits of industrial tomato, cultivar IPA 6. Seedlings were transplanted in rhizotrons and grown under plastic covering until fruit ripening. Volume of water for daily irrigations was determined by the difference between the applied and drained volume in the previous irrigation. Unitary increase of water salinity above 1 dS m-1 reduced the commercial and total yield by 11.9 and 11.0%, respectively, and increased the concentration of soluble solids and the titratable acidity of the fruits by 13.9 and 9.4%, respectively. The increase of the proportion of sodium reduced the total and marketable yield, the number of marketable fruits and pulp yield. Water of moderate salinity, with low concentration of sodium, can be used in the irrigation of the industrial tomato, without significant yield losses.<br>O tomate para processamento industrial é a hortaliça mais importante da agroindústria brasileira. Poucas pesquisas têm sido desenvolvidas para avaliar a tolerância da cultura ao estresse salino. Neste estudo, foram testados os efeitos de cinco níveis de salinidade da água de irrigação (1, 2, 3, 4 e 5 dS m-1) e duas proporções equivalentes de Na:Ca:Mg (1:1:0,5 e 7:1:0,5) sobre a produção e a qualidade dos frutos de tomateiro tipo industrial, cultivar IPA 6. As mudas foram transplantadas em rhizotrons e o cultivo foi conduzido sob cobertura plástica até a maturação dos frutos. O volume de água necessário para irrigações diárias foi determinado pela diferença entre o volume aplicado e o drenado na irrigação anterior. O aumento unitário da salinidade da água acima de 1 dS m-1 reduziu a produção comercial e total em 11,9 e 11,0%, respectivamente, e aumentou a concentração de sólidos solúveis e a acidez titulável dos frutos em 13,9 e 9,4%, respectivamente. O aumento da proporção de sódio resultou em redução da produção total e comercial, do número de frutos comerciais e do rendimento de polpa. Águas de salinidade moderada, com baixa concentração de sódio, podem ser utilizadas na irrigação do tomateiro industrial, sem perdas de rendimento no processamento

Records of performance and sanitary status from a dairy cattle herd in southern Brazil

Over the last decades, the emphasis on the health of dairy cows has changed from an individual to a herd level. In this scenario, the role played by the recording system and its interpretation by veterinarians has gained primordial importance. The records of productive and reproductive performance and of sanitary status from a southern Brazilian dairy cattle herd have been presented and discussed. The period of study was 2000-2009. Mean values per lactation period were 349D 8436M 290F 275P 201SCS (D: days in lactation, M: kg of milk yield, F: kg of fat, P: kg of protein and SCS: somatic cell score in 1000 cells/ml of milk). Major indexes of reproductive efficiency included age at first calving (31 months), services per conception (2.1), intercalving interval (428 days), calving to conception interval (146 days), mean annual rates of parturitions (76.2%), fetal losses (9.8-19.0%), and stillbirths (3.6%), apart of voluntary waiting period (94 days). Main information on sanitary status of the herd was associated with the mean prevalence of common disorders of dairy cattle such as anaplasmosis (29.8%), mastitis (27.8%), digital diseases (26.3%), ovarian cysts (21.3%), placental retention (19.7%), postpartum uterine infections (10.6%), and calf diarrhea (23.7%) and pneumonia (16.8%), among others. In addition, culling reasons (low reproductive performance [56.3%] and udder/mastitis problems [33.6%]), causes of cattle deaths (anaplasmosis [16.4%] and leukosis [11.4]), and the impact of cattle diseases such as tuberculosis, leukosis, and neosporosis on the herd have also been presented and succinctly discussed. Numbers between brackets represent rates accumulated in the 10-year period