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METHODS
A 45-year-old woman with a history of seizures, headaches, nausea, vomiting, and decreased visual acuity of 5 years. Visual field detected a bitemporal heteronymous hemianopia. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed basal cistern arachnoiditis and supratentorial hydrocephalus. Cranial computed
In a retrospective study, we report the clinical characteristics of chronic brain oedema (CBO) in 34 patients with neurocysticercosis (NCC) who presented diffuse brain oedema upon computed tomography (CT) as a common point. All patients received dextrochlorpheniramine, and, 94.1% of them also
BACKGROUND
Neurocysticercosis is endemic in the developing world, but is becoming more common in the United States due to immigration.
METHODS
A 26-year-old Caucasian man presented with headache, nausea and vomiting and was found to have hydrocephalus and meningitis. Brain imaging and immunological
The authors report on a case of solitary neurocysticercosis located in the anterior third ventricle of a 21-year-old Hispanic man who presented with progressive headache, nausea, and mental decline. The appearance of the lesion on computerized tomography and magnetic resonance studies was typical of
Neurocysticercosis is endemic in the developing world, but is becoming more common in the US due to immigration. A 24-year-old man presented with acute hydrocephalus and headaches, nausea, and vomiting. Head CT revealed a 3rd ventricular cyst and immunological studies were suggestive of
OBJECTIVE
Fifteen-day praziquantel therapy for parenchymal neurocysticercosis has been shown to be effective. Plasma and cerebrospinal fluid concentrations of praziquantel peak two hours after administration. Maintenance of high concentrations of the drug for six hours may be an adequate therapy for
BACKGROUND
Neurocysticercosis is a major cause of neurological symptoms in developing countries. We report a case of cerebral neurocysticercosis presenting as episodic migraine without aura, with clinico-radiological correlations and discuss the possible causal influence of neurocysticercosis on the
Neurocysticercosis, the most common parasitic disease of the central nervous system, was treated surgically for a long time. Praziquantel (an isoquinolone) and albendazole (an imidazole) are anticysticercal drugs that are currently being used for the treatment of neurocysticercosis. Both have been
BACKGROUND
Human beings are accidental hosts for Cysticercus cellulosae showing varied clinical manifestations based on the site harbored by the parasitic cyst because of which disease profile remains unexplored at large. Besides this, diagnosis of the disease with a single conventional method is
BACKGROUND
Endoscopy has gained a crucial role in high specialty neurosurgery during the last decades. At present, there are well-defined flexible neuroendoscopic procedures to treat ventricular and subarachnoid space pathologies. Neurocysticercosis is recognized as a common cause of neurologic
We report a patient with multiple negative evaluations during emergency department visits and inpatient admissions for unexplained, intermittent nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. The etiology of her symptoms was not revealed until her 13th hospital visit, when head magnetic resonance imaging
OBJECTIVE
We discuss the case of a 24-year-old male with severe racemose neurocysticercosis.
METHODS
The patient presented from an outside hospital with 4 months duration of intermittent syncope and a dull occipital headache with greatest severity in the morning. He was noted to have left facial
BACKGROUND
Epilepsy is a chronic disease and neurocysticercosis is an important cause of secondary seizures. Its therapy is modified by a number of parameters and thus the pattern of anti-epileptic drugs used varies in different clinical settings. It was our objective to evaluate clinico-demographic
UNASSIGNED
There is little information about the impact of anthelminthic treatment on clinical symptoms other than seizures in neurocysticercosis (NC). We investigated the effect of albendazole on non-seizure symptoms experienced by patients with NC.
UNASSIGNED
Data are from a randomized controlled
BACKGROUND
Cryptococcal infections of the CNS are infrequent in immunocompetent hosts. When present, they usually present as meningitis and hydrocephalus or as fungal masses called cryptococcomas. We report a case in which intraventricular cryptococcal cysts clinically and radiologically simulated