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A tropical menace of co-infection of Japanese encephalitis and neurocysticercosis in two children.

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Japanese encephalitis (JE) is a mosquito borne encephalitis caused by Flavivirus. Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a parasitic disease of the central nervous system caused by Taenia solium. In this report, we describe the clinical profile, imaging findings, and outcome of two children with JE and

Cysticercal meningitis--a pernicious form of neurocysticercosis which responds poorly to praziquantel.

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Chronic cysticercal meningitis was diagnosed in 6 of 260 cases of neurocysticercosis. Clinical features usually associated with meningitis, such as fever, cranial nerve palsies and nuchal rigidity, were absent and the diagnosis was reached because of persistently abnormal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)

[About an autochtonous case of neurocysticercosis in Mali].

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Cysticercosis has been reported in Muslim countries in workers coming from endemic regions for Taenia solium. For the first time in Mali, the authors report a case of autochtonous neurocysticercosis where Muslim religion is predominent. The patient was a woman student with fever, arthralgia,

Distinctive MRI findings in a case of neurocysticercosis.

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OBJECTIVE To report a case of cerebral neurocysticercosis, in which cranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was performed at the time of probable death of the cysticercus. METHODS A 15-year-old Indian boy with a focal seizure disorder presented with a low-grade fever and an increase in seizure

A case of imported neurocysticercosis in Portugal.

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Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common cause of acquired epilepsy in resource-poor countries. We report the case of a 24-year-old woman born and residing in Guinea-Bissau, who was transferred to Portugal two months after the onset of a possible meningitis (fever, headache, seizures, and coma)

Neurocysticercosis in a 23-year-old Chinese man.

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METHODS Male, 23 FINAL DIAGNOSIS: Neurocysticerosis Symptoms: Diplopia • fever • headache • insomnia • neck stiffness • vomiting METHODS Albendazole Clinical Procedure: - Specialty: Neurology. OBJECTIVE Challenging differential diagnosis. BACKGROUND Neurocysticercosis is a brain infection caused by

Role of Immuno-Polymerase Chain Reaction (I-PCR) in Resolving Diagnostic Dilemma Between Tuberculoma and Neurocysticercosis: A Case Report.

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BACKGROUND Tuberculoma and neurocysticercosis (NCC) often show similar clinical and neuroimaging features. Differential diagnosis of these 2 diseases is imperative, as tuberculoma is an active infection that requires immediate anti-tubercular therapy (ATT). CASE REPORT We present the case of a

A case of cerebral tuberculoma mimicking neurocysticercosis.

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A 42-year-old Peruvian woman residing in Japan for 11 years with a family history of neurocysticercosis presented to our intensive care unit with fever and intense headache.Computed tomography indicated multiple micronodular lesions in the brain parenchyma, and cerebral tuberculoma and

Prevalence, Response to Cysticidal Therapy, and Risk Factors for Persistent Seizure in Indian Children with Neurocysticercosis.

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Background. Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the commonest cause of childhood acquired epilepsy in developing countries. The use of cysticidal therapy in NCC, except "single lesion NCC," is still debated in view of its doubtful usefulness and potential adverse effects. Methods. Children presenting with

Second case of neurocysticercosis in a patient with liver transplantation (first case in Spain): a case report.

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BACKGROUND Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a disorder caused by the Taenia solium larva. It is the most common parasitosis of the central nervous system (CNS). Its distribution is universal, but it is endemic in many developing countries and in the third world. In Spain most patients come from countries

Under seize: neurocysticercosis in an immigrant woman and review of a growing neglected disease.

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Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a significantly neglected tropical disease and, with increasing globalisation, a notable emerging infection in the developed world. We describe a case of ventricular NCC in a 22-year-old Mexican-American woman with a history of seizures, who presented with 2 weeks of

Disseminated intracranial tuberculoma mimicking neurocysticercosis.

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Intracranial tuberculoma and neurocysticercosis (NCC) are the most frequent granulomatous infections in the central nervous system. Here we report a 41-year-old man with disseminated intracranial tuberculoma mimicking NCC. The patient complained of relapsing vertigo and vomiting consistent with

Next-generation sequencing of cerebrospinal fluid for the diagnosis of neurocysticercosis.

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Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common parasitic disease of the human central nervous system (CNS). However, a diagnosis of NCC may be hard to make if the specific clinical and routine neuroimaging manifestations are lacking, which hinders physicians from considering further

[A case of neurocysticercosis suggestive of a reinfection, 20 years after the initial onset].

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A 70-year-old man, who had frequently visited the Southeast Asian countries as a tour conductor, presented convulsion as an initial symptom twenty years ago. A diagnosis of neurocycticercosis was made by a stereotactic brain biopsy. Thereafter, anticonvulsant therapy was initiated, and he continued

Why MRI of brain is superior to CT in multiple neurocysticercosis?

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A 6-year-old girl presented with history of fever, headache and partial seizures with secondary generalisation. The cerebrospinal fluid analysis revealed pleocytosis and elevated proteins. The clinical evaluation and cerebrospinal fluid analysis was suggestive of chronic meningitis. The patient was

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