We report the case of a woman who introduced 20 mL of diquat concentrate intravaginally. Abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea, burning chest pains, and somnolence appeared within the first 24 hours. The vulva and vagina were corrosively inflamed. Acute renal failure appeared on the third day and was treated by 6 hemodialyses over 6 days. The patient was dysarthric with spastic tetraparesis for 3 months. The electroencephalogram, diffusely slow on day 3, was normal on day 28. The electromyoneurogram was normal at all times. Biopsy of a peripheral nerve performed on day 57 following intoxication showed no myelin or axonal alterations.

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A case with giant arachnoid cysts manifested as migraineA 69-year-old female with a diagnosis of essential hypertension presented with a sudden onset severe headache. For the last 15 years she had been suffering from headache that was diagnosed as migraine and treated accordingly. On admission except from headache described as pulsing, localized in occipital and temporal region, followed by nausea and vomiting, vital signs and neurological examination were normal. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain revealed giant arachnoid cysts in the temporal lobe and on the convexity of frontal lobe, 10x12x5.5 cm in dimension on the right side, and 8x7x5.5 cm on the left. Brain mass was hourglass-shaped. Temporal lobes were almost completely erased and parietal lobes reduced. Only occipital lobes were fully developed (Figs.

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