Cerebral Cysticercosis Characteristic CT Findings related with Pathological Findings

Munekata, K; Kobayashi, Eiki; Matsumura, Akira; Maki, Yutaka; Irie, Y; Yasuraoka, Kazuo; Kanma, Hiroshi

doi:10.2176/nmc.24.265

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“…Many cases of cysticercosis were reported between 1940 and 1955, but it has become rare since 1955 in Japan, where only sporadic cases occur among travelers or immigrants from the endemic areas.9) However, cerebral cysticercosis is now being diagnosed with in creasing frequency due to the adoption of various lifestyles . [2][3][4][5][6][8][9][10][14][15][16][17]21,22,[25][26][27] We describe a patient with cerebral cysticercosis who had enlarged cysts over 2 years, and required a ventriculoperitoneal shunt for hydrocephalus.…”

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Cerebral Cysticercosis Manifesting as Hydrocephalus —Case Report—

Oka

Fukui

Shoda

et al. 1996

Neurol. Med. Chir.(Tokyo)

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A 70-year-old female presented with gait disturbance and dementia. Cerebrospinal fluid examination revealed mild aseptic meningitis. Magnetic resonance images showed multiple cystic lesions and mural nodules in some of the cysts in the cerebral parenchyma. Metrizamide computed tomography clearly demonstrated multiple intracisternal cysts. Some cysts were surgically excised and a ventriculoperitoneal shunt was implaced. Postoperatively, her gait disturbance and dementia disappeared. Histological examination revealed cysticercosis with viable larva. Ten months after the initial surgery, she presented with right hemiparesis due to enlargement of the remaining cysts in the left frontal lobe. These cysts were removed. Postoperative neurological examination showed slight right hemiparesis. We recommend ventriculoperitoneal shunting for hydrocephalus due to cisternal cysticercosis and praziquantel administration for parenchymal lesions.

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