MRI in intraventricular neurocysticercosis: A case report

Hanlon, Kathryn; Vern, Boris A.; Tan, Walter S.; Passen, Edward; Jafar, J J

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“…MRI is superior to CT in detection of intraventricular NCC. CT may fail to demonstrate thin walled small cysts that do not deform the ventricle, have cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) density, and do not show an enhancing wall or scolex [9][10][11]. On MRI, intraventricular NCC appears as a spherical cystic lesion.…”

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Dodging the scalpel-migration of intraventricular neurocysticercus cyst occurring during surgery

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The authors describe a case of a 12-year-old female with an intra-ventricular cysticercal cyst in the third ventricle, which migrated to left occipital horn during surgical evacuation. The present case highlights the utility of magnetic resonance imaging over computed tomography and role of early postoperative magnetic resonance imaging to rule out the possibility of cyst migration and treatment failure.

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Dodging the scalpel-migration of intraventricular neurocysticercus cyst occurring during surgery

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“…The diagnosis of intraventricular cysticercosis has traditionally been made by such invasive procedures as ventriculog‐raphy, CT ventriculography and pneumoencephalography 9 . With the introduction of MRI, it became possible to image intraventricular cystic lesions non‐invasively 10,11 . However, despite the improved depiction of tissue contrast and the multiplanar imaging capabilities of MRI, intraventricular NCC can be missed on routine MR sequences 11 .…”

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Diagnosis of intraventricular cysticercosis by magnetic resonance imaging: Improved detection with three‐dimensional spoiled gradient recalled echo sequences

Robbani

Razdan

Pandita

2004

Australasian Radiology

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Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is caused when the cysticercus larvae of Taenia solium infect the central nervous system. The larvae usually land in the parenchymal tissue, but quite rarely can lodge in the ventricles and cisterns of the brain. Unlike parenchymal NCC, it is not easy to demonstrate the cysticercus cysts within the cerebrospinal fluid spaces. Computed tomography and even conventional MR sequences can fail to detect such cysts. However, obtaining three-dimensional spoiled gradient recalled echo imaging sequences can help in improving the detection of intraventricular NCC, as is borne out by a case described in the present report. The use of such special MR sequences is therefore strongly advocated in suspected cases of intraventricular NCC.

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“…28,30,52 A large intraventricular cyst may be seen on CT scans, even without hydrocephalus, if it deforms the ventricle and the cyst is outlined by the normal ventricular cavity. For several reasons CT scanning may fail to demonstrate small cysts that do not deform the ventricles: 1) they share the same density as CSF; 2) the cyst wall and the scolex are not visible; and 3) the cyst does not show contrast enhancement.…”

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“…53 Because the mass effect of a cyst in the posterior fossa is less well tolerated than in supratentorial sites, the prognosis for patients with fourth ventricular cysts is guarded. 15,18,19,28 Although reinfection occurs occasionally, more commonly the reason is CSF obstruction by chronic adhesions and thickening from involutional cysts. Shunt surgery does not always ensure a good prognosis.…”

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Intraventricular neurocysticercosis: 18 consecutive patients and review of the literature

Cuetter

Andrews²

2002

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Object The prognosis for intraventricular neurocysticercosis (IVNCC) is poorer than that for parenchymal NCC, making prompt diagnosis and treatment especially important. Although active, viable intraventricular cysts produce no reaction in the host; they can cause noncommunicating hydrocephalus, the onset of which is frequently abrupt. With the death of the larva comes a local granulomatous ependymitis, generalized ventriculitis, and meningoencephalitis. The authors report on 18 patients with IVNCC (accrued from a larger case series of 62 patients with NCC treated over an 11-year period), detailing clinical presentation, neuroimaging findings, treatment, and outcome. Methods All patients presented with hydrocephalus and/or meningitis. The most valuable diagnostic tests were magnetic resonance imaging of the brain and EITB of serum and/or cerebrospinal fluid. Treatment included albenda-zole and steroid therapy in all cases, and when necessary in cases requiring urgent or emergency ventriculostomy and/or surgical removal of the obstructing cyst (followed by shunt placement if indicated). Conclusions An extensive review of the literature on IVNCC has been prepared, with the goal of providing the reader with the information necessary to diagnose and treat this complex and potentially fatal disease in a timely and effective manner.

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MRI in intraventricular neurocysticercosis: A case report

Cited by 6 publications

References 12 publications

Dodging the scalpel-migration of intraventricular neurocysticercus cyst occurring during surgery

Dodging the scalpel-migration of intraventricular neurocysticercus cyst occurring during surgery

Diagnosis of intraventricular cysticercosis by magnetic resonance imaging: Improved detection with three‐dimensional spoiled gradient recalled echo sequences

Intraventricular neurocysticercosis: 18 consecutive patients and review of the literature

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