Treatment of racemose neurocysticercosis. [PDF]
Surg Neurol Int, 2017 Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a common parasitic infection of the central nervous system, caused by the tapeworm Taenia solium. It is endemic to certain parts of the world, including Central America, South America, Asia, and Africa. The racemose form, characterized by extraparenchymal location, increased morbidity and mortality, and large loculated ...
McClugage SG +5 more
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Subarachnoid racemose neurocysticercosis with cerebellar involvement: an old friend in an infrequent location? [PDF]
Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo, 2021 Taenia solium is the most common parasitic infection of the central nervous system and it can cause parenchymal or extra-parenchymal lesions. Subarachnoid cysticercosis is a type of extra-parenchymal infection in which the prevalence is not known and ...
Parra-Cárdenas DM +4 more
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A case of racemose and intraventricular neurocysticercosis in an unusual location
South African Journal of Radiology, 2021 Racemose and intraventricular neurocysticercosis are uncommon types of neurocysticercosis, resulting in a multiloculated, grape-like cluster appearance in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) spaces. A male patient presented with symptoms of raised intracranial
Priya Singh, Surya P. Singh
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Reversible manifestations of extraparenchymal neurocysticercosis
Clinical Case Reports, 2018 Key Clinical Message Movement disorders are uncommon manifestations of neurocysticercosis. When present, most are secondary to parenchymal lesions in the basal ganglia. Rarely, movement disorders can occur in racemose/extraparenchymal neurocysticercosis,
Edison M. Campos +5 more
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Neurological deterioration in a patient with HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis initially improving on antifungal treatment: a case report of coincidental racemose neurocysticercosis. [PDF]
BMC Infect Dis, 2021 Background Managing HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis (CM) can become challenging in the presence of concurrent unusual central nervous system infections.
Kalata N +7 more
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Reversible dementia as presenting manifestation of racemose neurocysticercosis.
Ann Indian Acad Neurol, 2013 Jain RS, Nagpal K, Handa R.
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Imaging aspects of the racemose neurocysticercosis. [PDF]
Arch Med Sci, 2015 Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common parasitic infection of the central nervous system (CNS) [1, 2]. It is estimated that approximately 50 million people are infected with NCC in developing countries, and this disease is considered endemic in Latin America, Asia and Africa [1].
Machado DC +5 more
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A hidden infection: Racemose neurocysticercosis causing hydrocephalus; a case report. [PDF]
Int J Surg Case Rep, 2022 ABSTRACT Introduction and importance: Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common helminthic central nervous system infection (CNS) in the Western hemisphere and the most common cause of acquired epilepsy worldwide.
Welch RL, Bernardin B, Albayar A.
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Giant racemose neurocysticercosis with mass effect: Unusual presentation.
Ann Indian Acad Neurol, 2013 Kumar S, Thakur S, Jhobta A, Sood RG.
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Bruns' syndrome and racemose neurocysticercosis: a case report [PDF]
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2012 Cysticercosis is an infection caused by the larval stage of the tapeworm Taenia solium. The parasite may infect the central nervous system, causing neurocysticercosis (NCC).
Roberta Diehl Rodriquez +7 more
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