Truncus arteriosus is a rare heart defect comprising <1% of congenital cyanotic heart disease. Rarely it may be associated with single ventricle, but association with single atrium is very rare. We report a case of truncus arteriosus (Van Praag type A2) with single atrium and single ventricle.

Neurocysticercosis is the most common parasitic infestation of the central nervous system which manifests commonly as acute onset focal seizures. We report a rare clinical presentation of neurocysticercosis in a 1-year-old infant who presented with involuntary movements. Involuntary movements are not a common manifestation. Young children are rarely affected by this disease. In endemic areas, when a child presents with seizures or unusual neurological features and the CT scan shows contrast enhancing lesions or cystic lesions neurocysticercosis should be considered however young the child may be.

Percutaneous coronary intervention can be associated with several complications such as periprocedural myocardial infarction (PPMI) that was defined as an elevation of CK-MB >3 times the upper limit of the normal range in at least two blood samples with a normal range of baseline value, prolonged ischemia as demonstrated by persistent chest pain (>20 min), or new pathological Q waves seen on the electrocardiogram. By epidemiology, periprocedural myocardial infarction was happen in about 6 – 7% patient underwent PCI and associated with adverse outcome. Therefore it is important to identify the possible factors to detect, prevent and manage this event.

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