[Neurotoxic action of muzolimine at high doses in uremic patients. Observation of a group of 29 subjects]. / Azione neurotossica della muzolimina ad alte dosi in pazienti uremici. Osservazione su un gruppo di 29 soggetti.

We report the results of a study on 29 patients affected by renal chronic insufficiency and treated with high doses of muzolimine. From our data it results that to the muzolimine is probable due a neurological syndrome very similar to combined sclerosis. Up today, it is not possible to know how and where the muzolimine develops its neurotoxic effect.

Isolated hypophyseal tuberculoma: case report.

A 45-year-old woman, lifelong resident in Turin presented an isolated tuberculous granuloma of the hypophysis with no other systemic localizations. Diagnosis could be established only by biopsy. With antituberculous therapy the intracellular tumor regressed but not the endocrine disorders.