MR imaging of neurocysticercosis

Teitelbaum, George P.; Otto, Randal A.; Lin, Mimi; Watanabe, August M.; Stull, Margaret A.; Manz, Herbert J.; Bradley, William G.

doi:10.2214/ajr.153.4.857

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“…Finally, antibodies titers may be helpful in monitoring the biologic stage of the parasite in cases of extraparenchymal cysts in which the results of medical therapy are difficult to evaluate. 39,40 …”

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Discrimination between active and inactive neurocysticercosis by metacestode excretory/secretory antigens of Taenia solium in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

Molinari¹,

García-Mendoza²,

Garza³

et al. 2002

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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Abstract. To detect IgG antibodies to Taenia solium, a controlled double-blind study was conducted using 91 coded cerebrospinal fluid samples from patients with neurocysticercosis (NCC) and other neurologic disorders. Samples were tested in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using metacestode excretion/secretion antigens. The results were correlated with data from medical records on the diagnosis of NCC (based on computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging criteria) and other neurologic disorders. The ELISA results were positive in 22 of the 24 cases with active NCC. In contrast, six cases with calcified cysts (inactive NCC), as well as one case in a transitional stage, were negative. One case with a calcified granuloma and another with a granuloma plus calcifications (classified as inactive NCC) had positive results. The remaining negative results corresponded to other neurologic disorders (58 cases). The results of the ELISA showed a significant difference between active and inactive NCC (P ‫ס‬ 0.0034).

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Discrimination between active and inactive neurocysticercosis by metacestode excretory/secretory antigens of Taenia solium in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

Molinari¹,

García-Mendoza²,

Garza³

et al. 2002

The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

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“…Typical intraparenchymal cyst of taenia in brain measures 5-20 mm, and will show no or little edema and no septations [2,8]. They are usually located in gray white junction or basal ganglia and 2-4 mm scolex can be found in 50% cases [9,10]. Giant NCC is rarely described in literature as cysts measuring more than 4 or 5 cm in its largest dimension [10].…”

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Giant Neurocysticercosis

Pant¹

2015

J Clin Case Rep

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Neurocysticercosis is one of the common space occupying lesion of brain in Asian countries. Cysticercosis of brain can present in variable forms with or without classic scolex in cyst. As they are so common and treatable cause of new onset seizure, identification of such pathology is crucial in imaging. We are presenting a cystic lesion of brain of middle aged patient with spontaneous onset of seizure and headache. On CT scan there was large cystic lesion of white matter of right cerebral hemishere with no perilesional edema and contrast uptake. On further imaging with MRI, there were other small lesions in left cerebrum apart from large lesion detected on CT. None of the lesions showed scolex and contrast uptake. Excisional biopsy showed the lesion to be taeniasis of brain. The albendazole and steroid therapy cured the symptom of the patient. It is one of the rare pattern of common disease.

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“…As it was described in literature, NC tends to take from 23 months to 7 years to calcify [7], it was demonstrated that in our sample the process was an accelerated one. In spite of the fact that treatment with anticyrcotic drugs does not extinguish the parasite, completely, from the CNS, in many cases, it can accelerate the calcification process [8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]. As the CT findings at stage IV were statistically significant in relation to the normal neurological exam, we believe that the patients have been benefited by the treatment.…”

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Clinical tomographic correlations of 220 patients with neurocisticercosis, Bahia, Brazil

Andrade-Filho¹,

Figuerôa²,

Andrade-Souza³

2007

Braz J Infect Dis

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Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a common parasitic disease in our region, presenting diversity of neurological symptoms and signs. The present study has as primary objective an evaluation of the NCC's clinical and epidemiological profile within Bahia State, by means of a prospective study of 220 patients diagnosed from March 1988 to March 1999, with a follow-up of six months. Exams, such as Computed Cranial Tomography Scan (CT), Cerebral Spine Fluid (CSF) and Electroencephalogram (EEG), were accomplished in three distinct moments of these patients' evolution: at starting or diagnostic point (zero time), at after-intervention period (one month after treatment), and at control period (six months after treatment).

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MR imaging of neurocysticercosis

Cited by 91 publications

References 4 publications

Discrimination between active and inactive neurocysticercosis by metacestode excretory/secretory antigens of Taenia solium in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

Discrimination between active and inactive neurocysticercosis by metacestode excretory/secretory antigens of Taenia solium in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

Giant Neurocysticercosis

Clinical tomographic correlations of 220 patients with neurocisticercosis, Bahia, Brazil

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