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Intracranial Cysts: An Imagery Diagnostic Challenge

The Scientific World Journal, Volume 2013, Issue 1, 2013., 2013
Intracerebral cysts and cystic appearing intracerebral masses are common findings at routine cerebral imaging examination. We discuss here the most interesting aspects of some intracerebral cysts encountered in medical practice in terms of imaging, clinical and pathological description, and problems of differential diagnosis. On an almost routine basis,
Alexandra Oprişan, Bogdan O. Popescu, Julian Benito-Leon, Walter Hall   +3 more
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Navigating a Rare Neurological Conundrum: Quadriparesis in Neurocysticercosis With Hydrocephalus

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 2, February 2025.
ABSTRACT This case illustrates the diagnostic challenges in identifying neurocysticercosis, which is initially mistaken for tubercular arachnoiditis. Early recognition and multidisciplinary management are crucial for preventing severe complications. The case also describes the importance of awareness and timely treatment of neglected tropical diseases ...
Mudamanchu Vamsi Krishna, Pubali Biswas, C. A. Jayashankar, V. H. Ganaraja, Amey Joshi   +4 more
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Increased iron uptake in the bladder wall of racemose cysts of Taenia solium

, 2022
Racemose neurocysticercosis is an aggressive infection caused by the aberrant expansion and proliferation of the bladder wall of the Taenia solium cyst within the subarachnoid spaces of the human brain.
Vasquez, Carlos M., Togneri, Kayla, Cysticercosis Working Grp Peru, Orrego Solano, Miguel Ángel, Nash, Theodore E., Laclette, Juan P., García Lescano, Héctor Hugo, Orrego, Miguel A., Carlos M. Vasquez, Juan P. Laclette, Miguel A. Orrego, Hector H. Garcia, Theodore E. Nash, Garcia, Hector H., Kayla Togneri   +14 more
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Taenia crassiceps injection into the subarachnoid space of rats simulates radiological and morphological features of racemose neurocysticercosis

, 2017
Purpose: Neurocysticercosis is a major public health concern. Although its eradication appears feasible, the disease remains endemic in developing countries and has emerged again in Europe and in the USA. Basic studies on neurocysticercosis are needed to
Hamamoto Filho, Pedro Tadao [UNESP], Marco Antônio Zanini, Biondi, Germano Francisco [UNESP], Fabro, Alexandre Todorovic, Vulcano, Luiz Carlos, Zanini, Marco Antônio, Bazan, Rodrigo [UNESP], Vulcano, Luiz Carlos [UNESP], Alexandre Todorovic Fabro, Biondi, Germano Francisco, Luiz Carlos Vulcano, Pedro Tadao Hamamoto Filho, Bazan, Rodrigo, Zanini, Marco Antônio [UNESP], Rodrigues, Marianna Vaz, Marianna Vaz Rodrigues, Germano Francisco Biondi, Rodrigo Bazan, Hamamoto Filho, Pedro Tadao, Fabro, Alexandre Todorovic [UNESP], Rodrigues, Marianna Vaz [UNESP]   +20 more
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Racemose Neurocysticercosis of the Silviano Valley with Inflammatory Aneurysm of the Right Middle Cerebral Artery. Case Report. [PDF]

, 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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Racemose Neurocysticercosis Presenting as Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Mimic

Annals of Internal Medicine: Clinical Cases
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) remains the most common parasitic infection of the central nervous system worldwide and is a leading cause of acquired epilepsy in endemic regions.
Tirth Patel, Sumanth Khadke, James Thomas, Peter Mattingly   +3 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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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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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: A Rare Cause of Chronic Meningitis

Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences, 2014
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common parasitic disease of the nervous system and is the main cause of acquired epilepsy in developing countries.
Satish Kumar, Arindam Sharma, Sudhir Sharma, , Ashok Sharma   +3 more
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