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[Neurocysticercosis with hydrocephalus and secondary bilateral hemianopia].

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METHODS A 45-year-old woman with a history of seizures, headaches, nausea, vomiting, and decreased visual acuity of 5 years. Visual field detected a bitemporal heteronymous hemianopia. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed basal cistern arachnoiditis and supratentorial hydrocephalus. Cranial computed

Neurocysticercosis in pregnancy: a case initially diagnosed as eclampsia.

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BACKGROUND Neurocysticercosis is an infection of the central nervous system with the pork tapeworm's cysticercus. METHODS A 21-year-old Hispanic primigravida presented at 33 weeks' gestation with acute onset of mental status changes preceded by headaches and emesis. She was transferred comatose to

[Chronic brain edema in neurocysticercosis].

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In a retrospective study, we report the clinical characteristics of chronic brain oedema (CBO) in 34 patients with neurocysticercosis (NCC) who presented diffuse brain oedema upon computed tomography (CT) as a common point. All patients received dextrochlorpheniramine, and, 94.1% of them also

Racemose neurocysticercosis.

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Racemose neurocysticercosis refers to the 'aberrant proliferating cestode larvae" presenting as multiple, non-capsulated cystic membranes that bud exogenously giving a multilocular cystic appearance resembling a 'bunch of grapes'. These are typically located in non-confining areas of brain such as

Extraparenchymal neurocysticercosis in the United States: a case report.

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BACKGROUND Neurocysticercosis is endemic in the developing world, but is becoming more common in the United States due to immigration. METHODS A 26-year-old Caucasian man presented with headache, nausea and vomiting and was found to have hydrocephalus and meningitis. Brain imaging and immunological

Endoscopic excision of intraventricular neurocysticercosis blocking foramen of Monro bilaterally.

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Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a parasitic infestation of the central nervous system. NCC parasitic infestation can be misdiagnosed as hydatid cyst or intraventricular epidermoid cyst that can cause a diagnostic dilemma. A 23-year-old male patient presented with headache and vomiting for 3-4 days and

[A Mexican case of massive nonencephalitic neurocysticercosis].

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Neurocysticercosis is common in Asia, Africa and South America including Mexico. A diagnosis of neurocysticercosis was made neuroradiologically in an 8-year-old Mexican girl, who had suffered from learning difficulties for a year, and subsequently developed headache, vomiting, gait disturbance,

Resolution of acute hydrocephalus and migration of neurocysticercosis cyst with external ventricular drainage.

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Neurocysticercosis is endemic in the developing world, but is becoming more common in the US due to immigration. A 24-year-old man presented with acute hydrocephalus and headaches, nausea, and vomiting. Head CT revealed a 3rd ventricular cyst and immunological studies were suggestive of

[Bruns' syndrome: description of a case of neurocysticercosis with pathological study].

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Bruns' syndrome is characterized by sudden and strong headache, accompanied by vomiting, acuphenos and vertigo, triggered by abrupt movement of the head and can produce deep coma and death. This can be due to neurocysticercosis by cyst in the fourth ventricle, which contains the larval stage of

[Racemose neurocysticercosis: Neuroimaging guides the diagnosis].

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Neurocysticercosis is the leading cause of parasitosis of the central nervous system and acquired epilepsy in developing countries. The clinical manifestations of neurocysticercosis, especially its racemose variant, are pleomorphic and unspecific, characteristics that hinder the diagnosis and make

Clinical profile and follow-up of 51 pediatric neurocysticercosis cases: A study from Eastern India.

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BACKGROUND Our present observational study attempted to evaluate the clinical profiles, diagnosis, treatment and follow-up results of 51 pediatric neurocysticercosis patients over a mean duration of five years (from January 2006 to December 2010). METHODS Diagnosis was mainly based on clinical

Neurocysticercosis in children.

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Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a common cause of seizures and neurologic disease. Although there may be variable presentations depending on the stage and location of cysts in the nervous system, most children (> 80%) present with seizures particularly partial seizures. About a third of cases have

Neurocysticercosis in children.

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Neurocysticercosis is a major cause of neurologic disease worldwide. The clinical presentations are pleomorphic depending on the stage and location of cysts in the nervous system. Most children (> 80%) present with seizures, particularly partial seizures; headache and vomiting are seen in about a

Fourth ventricle neurocysticercosis: Rigid endoscopic management. Description of direct transcerebellar approach.

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BACKGROUND Endoscopy has gained a crucial role in high specialty neurosurgery during the last decades. At present, there are well-defined flexible neuroendoscopic procedures to treat ventricular and subarachnoid space pathologies. Neurocysticercosis is recognized as a common cause of neurologic

Bruns' syndrome and racemose neurocysticercosis: a case report.

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Cysticercosis is an infection caused by the larval stage of the tapeworm Taenia solium. The parasite may infect the central nervous system, causing neurocysticercosis (NCC). The clinical manifestations depend on load, type, size, location, stage of development of the cysticerci, and the host's

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