Imaging of Neurocysticercosis

Lerner, Alexander; Shiroishi, Mark S.; Zee, Chi Shing; Law, Meng; Go, John L.

doi:10.1016/j.nic.2012.05.004

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“…50 children with NCC who underwent an MRI brain with contrast were classified ( Table 2) into various stages of NCC. [6][7][8] P value < 0.05 was considered as the cut-off value for significance. All analyses were performed using IBM SPSS statistics, version 2.0, for Windows.…”

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Study of clinical and radiological profile of children with neurocysticercosis

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Sharma

Choudary

et al. 2017

Int J Contemp Pediatr

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Background: To study the clinical and radiological profile of children with Neurocysticercosis Hospital based, Observational study conducted in SPMCHI, Jaipur from June 2015 to June 2016.Methods: 50 children diagnosed of neurocysticercosis based on clinical features and findings on magnetic resonance imaging with contrast were enrolled while excluding the other common causes of granuloma.Results: A total of 50 children completed this study. Mean age of the presentation was 8.68±2.133 (5 to 16) years, with an M: F of 0.92:1. Overall patients presented with generalized seizure in 76%, focal in 16%, headache±vomiting in 6%, focal neurodeficit in 2% and combination of symptoms in 60.5% cases. MRI brain showed a solitary lesion in 45 (90%) and multiple in 5 (10 %). At presentation lesions were vesicular in 46 %, nodular calcified in 16 %, granular nodular in 10 %, colloidal vesicular in 6% and mixed in 6%. One child presented with a starry sky appearance.Conclusions: Neurocysticercosis usually affects young persons, youngest age of presentation 5 years, was found more common among vegetarians. Most common clinical manifestation is seizures. Single lesion is more common than multiple lesions, commonly presenting in vesicular stage. NCC should be considered first in the differential diagnosis of new-onset seizure among the children of developing countries, where taeniasis is endemic.

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Study of clinical and radiological profile of children with neurocysticercosis

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Sharma

Choudary

et al. 2017

Int J Contemp Pediatr

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“…As with other haematogenously transmitted diseases, it typically involves the grey-white matter junction due to the smaller calibre of the blood vessels. It is also seen in the basal ganglia, brainstem and cerebellum [15]. Few authors have suggested that parenchymal forms are actually subarachnoid forms located along the deep sulci in cerebral hemispheres and along the perivascular spaces in the basal ganglia [16].…”

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A comprehensive review of imaging findings in human cysticercosis

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“…NCC is the most common parasitic infestation of the CNS and the most common cause of late-onset epilepsy in endemic areas (1)(2)(3). Cysticercosis has a predilection for the eyes, CNS and striated muscles due to high glycogen and glucose content within these cells.…”

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“…Clinical presentation depends on the number, type, location and developmental stage of the cysticerci as well as the host immune response to the parasite (4,5). Diagnosis is suspected by computerized tomography (CT), magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and confirmed by immunological laboratory tests and biopsy (1,4). Del Bruto et al have proposed absolute, major, minor and epidemiological criteria for probable and definitive diagnosis of NCC (6).…”

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