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Racemose Neurocysticercosis of the Silviano Valley with Inflammatory Aneurysm of the Right Middle Cerebral Artery. Case Report.

, 2016
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common parasitic disease of the brain, has a wide variety of patterns of presentation and can mimic many diseases. We report a patient with inflammatory aneurysm, and found only 5 cases reported in the literature, and
Castillo Rangel, Carlos, Ordoñez Granja, Jaime, Chávez Monter, José, Chávez Gómez, Viridiana   +3 more
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Reversible dementia due to Neurocysticercosis: improvement of the racemose type with antihistamines

, 2015
Infection of the human central nervous system (CNS) by the larvae of Taenia solium, termed neurocysticercosis (NCC), is endemic in most developing countries, where it is a major cause of acquired seizures and other neurological morbidity, including ...
Ricardo Nitrini (3873178), Evandro Cesar de Souza (6141128), Leandro Tavares Lucato (4748898), Gislaine Cristina Lopes Machado-Porto (6141122), Fábio Henrique de Gobbi Porto (6141125)   +4 more
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Magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography of neurocysticercosis

South African Journal of Radiology, 2002
The typical radiological appearance of neurocysticercosis (NC) includes: small solitary or multiple non-enhancing lesions, small enhancing nodules, non-enhancing cysts without and at a later stage with perifocal oedema, racemose cysts in the subarachnoid
J. Bruna
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Central nervous system infections masquerading as cerebrovascular accidents: Case series and review of literature

IDCases, 2014
Introduction: Central nervous system (CNS) infections can have various presentations including Cerebrovascular accidents (CVA) which may go unrecognized as a presentation of infection.
Lisa Hayes, Prashant Malhotra
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Racemose neurocysticercosis

, 2005
Cysticercosis, a parasitic infection caused by the larvae of Taenia solium, is becoming more prevalent in industrialized countries, because of the increased number of immigrants from areas in which infection with Taenia is endemic.
Cooper, E, Baracco, G
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Feasibility of a point-of-care test based on quantum dots with a mobile phone reader for detection of antibody responses.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2019
We developed a novel and portable fluorescent sensor that integrates a lateral flow assay with a quantum dot (Qdots) label and a mobile phone reader for detection of specific antibodies in human serum.
Chan Lee, John Noh, Seth E O'Neal, Armando E Gonzalez, Hector H Garcia, Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru, Sukwan Handali   +6 more
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Multitude Symptoms in a Case of Giant Neurocysticercosis: A Case Report with Review of Literature

Journal of Primary Care Specialties
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a parasitic infection that affects the central nervous system and is caused by the larval stage of the pork tapeworm Taenia solium.
Anurag Singh, Anuragani Verma, Shalini Rawat, Mala Sagar   +3 more
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1327. The Diagnosis of Subarachnoid Neurocysticercosis Is Often Delayed And Other Findings of a Multicenter Retrospective in the USA [PDF]

Open Forum Infect Dis, 2023
Background Subarachnoid (racemose) neurocysticercosis (SANCC) is an uncommon but severe form of Taenia solium infection. There is limited evidence to guide clinical management of these patients.
Henao Martínez, Andrés F, Wald-Dickler, Noah, Hatlen, Timothy, White, A Clinton Clinton, Jenks, Jeffrey D, Duffey, Megan M, O’Connell, Elise M, Clark, Eva, Cervantes-Arslanian, Anna, Lichtenberger, Paola, Weatherhead, Jill E, Martin, Dannae, Coyle, Christina, Allyn, Paul R, Bowman, Natalie M, Castellino, Laila M, Mathisen, Glenn, Guzmán, Janitzio J, Amusu, Senate, Larsen, Travis, Franco-Paredes, Carlos, Chow, Felicia, Herrick, Jesica A, Bouzigard, Rory, Welford, Elliott M, Rodriguez, Jorge M, Serpa, Jose, Cowell, Anne   +27 more
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Analysis of cerebrospinal fluid in racemose form of neurocysticercosis Análise do líquido cefalorraquidiano na forma racemosa da neurocisticercose

, 2020
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is an infection of the central nervous system caused by the larval form of the tapeworm Taenia solium, and is endemic in many low-income countries AbstrAct The present work aimed to evaluate the pattern of CSF alterations in ...
Gustavo José Luvizutto, Newton Satoru Odashima, Marco Antonio Zanini, Osvaldo Massaiti Takayanagui, Rodrigo Bazan, Pedro Tadao, Hamamoto Filho   +6 more
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Sellar Neurocysticercosis: A Literature Review

Brazilian Neurosurgery
The objective of this study was to carry out a literature review on neurocysticercosis. In this sense, a literature review was performed based on articles published on Bireme and Pubmed in the period 2018–2024.
Mateus de Sousa Rodrigues, Camila Maciel Martins Coelho, Camila Rodrigues de Sousa, Echeley Islany da Silva Oliveira, Atalana Sofia da Silva Sales, Renato Bispo de Cerqueira Filho, Antonio Vinicius Ramalho Leite, Samuel Miranda de Moura, José Carlos de Moura   +8 more
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