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Acute cysticercosis encephalitis: description of a histologically confirmed case.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  6646387     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Computed tomography (CT) has permitted the recognition of a previously unknown phase of cerebral cysticercosis, which has been misdiagnosed clinically and radiologically as pseudotumor cerebri or nonspecific intracranial hypertension. It consists of an acute encephalitis with or without neurological localization symptoms. CT shows multiple zones of a ruptured hematoencephalic barrier surrounding a hypodense lesion, which is the parasite. This form of neurocysticercosis is more frequent in younger people. Patients who survive may (a) develop cerebral calcification, (b) have lesions that disappear spontaneously, or (c) develop parenchymatous cerebral cysticercosis. The latter is the most infrequent.
Authors:
N Ignacio Madrazo; B Olhagaray; M Becerra; M A Sandoval; L Raúl Soto
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Neurosurgery     Volume:  13     ISSN:  0148-396X     ISO Abbreviation:  Neurosurgery     Publication Date:  1983 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1984-01-07     Completed Date:  1984-01-07     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7802914     Medline TA:  Neurosurgery     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  593-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acute Disease
Adolescent
Brain / pathology*
Cysticercosis / pathology*,  radiography
Encephalitis / pathology*,  radiography
Female
Humans
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications / pathology*

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