Surgical Options in Neurocysticercosis Therapy

Rocca, Uldarico; Rosell, Alejandro; Alvarez, Carlos

doi:10.1097/01.wnq.0000144090.64225.96

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“…The most frequent CNS location is in the cerebral hemispheres, commonly at the junction between the gray and white matters. 7 Cysticercosis in a cerebellar location is rare, but there have been a few case reports. 8 9 The rarity of cysticercosis in the cerebellum may be attributable to its less-abundant blood flow relative to the cerebrum.…”

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confidence: 99%

Extraparenchymal (Racemose) Neurocysticercosis and Its Multitude Manifestations: A Comprehensive Review

2015

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Neurocysticercosis is an infection of the central nervous system caused by the larval form of the pork tapeworm Taenia solium. In the brain it occurs in two forms: parenchymal and extraparenchymal or racemose cysts. The clinical presentation of racemose cysts is pleomorphic, and is quite different from parenchymal cysticercosis. The clinical diagnosis of racemose cysts is quite challenging, with neuroimaging being the mainstay. However, the advent of newer brain imaging modalities has made a more accurate diagnosis possible. The primary focus of this article is racemose neurocysticercosis and its multitude manifestations, and includes a discussion of the newer diagnostic modalities and treatment options.

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Section: Life Cycle and Pathogenesismentioning

confidence: 99%

Extraparenchymal (Racemose) Neurocysticercosis and Its Multitude Manifestations: A Comprehensive Review

2015

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“…Less frequently, they can be observed in the ventricles, basal cisterns and subarachnoid spaces. In the posterior fossa, NCC usually involves the fourth ventricle, cerebellopontine angle cistern, cisterna magna and, infrequently, the cerebellum (Amaral et al ., 2003; Rocca et al ., 2005). Although the cerebellar location is rare, some human cases have been reported (Zhu et al ., 2003; Kim et al ., 2006, 2010).…”

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confidence: 99%

Experimental murine model of neurocysticercosis: first report of cerebellum as a location for Mesocestoides corti tetrathyridia

Fabbri

Elissondo

2018

J. Helminthol.

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Neurocysticercosis is a parasitic disease caused by encysted larvae of Taenia solium in the human central nervous system. Cysts mainly affect the cerebral hemispheres, although they can also be found in ventricles, basal cisterns, and subarachnoid spaces, and rarely in the cerebellum. Given the impossibility of studying the disease in human patients, Cardona et al. (1999) developed a mouse model of neurocysticercosis, using Mesocestoides corti, a closely related cestode. This allows us to study the parasite-host relationship and the mechanisms involved in the disease, in order to improve the therapy. In this murine model of neurocysticercosis, the location of tetrathyridia in parenchyma, ventricles and meninges has already been reported. The aim of this work is to report the cerebellum as a new location for M. corti tetrathyridia in the murine model of neurocysticercosis. A murine model that reproduces the human pathology is essential to evaluate the symptomatology and response to drug treatment in experimentally infected mice.

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“…In the posterior fossa, NCC can involve the fourth ventricle, cerebellopontine angle cistern, cisterna magna and rarely, the cerebellum [64,65] .Cysticercosis affecting one of the abovementioned anatomical structures are grouped under the name of NCC of the posterior fossa (PFNCC).…”

Section: Neurocysticercosis In the Posterior Cranial Fossamentioning

confidence: 99%