granuloma/癲癇性発作

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of a short course of oral prednisolone on disappearance of lesion and seizure recurrence in newly diagnosed patients with single small enhancing CT lesion. METHODS In this open-label, randomized, prospective follow-up study, 100 patients of new-onset seizures and a

We treated 11 patients with a persistent (> 3 months), solitary small cysticercus granuloma and seizures with albendazole in a daily dose of 15 mg/kg body weight for 14 days. At repeat CT examinations performed at intervals of 2.5 to 6 weeks after initiation of therapy, the lesions had resolved in

Solitary cysticercus granuloma is a common neuroimaging abnormality in Indian patients with new-onset epilepsy. Calcific transformation of cysticercus granuloma is frequently associated with seizure recurrence. We evaluated predictors of lesion calcification in patients with solitary cysticercus

In children, intracranial granuloma diagnosed on computerized tomography (CT) scan and presenting with seizures as the sole manifestation has traditionally been treated with antitubercular (ATB) therapy or albendazole (Alb) in addition to antiepileptic drugs (AED). This study was conducted to

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the role of a short course of oral corticosteroids in Indian patients with solitary cysticercus granuloma with seizures. METHODS In this open-label, randomized, prospective follow-up study, 97 patients with new-onset seizures and a single enhancing computed tomography

BACKGROUND Solitary cysticercus granuloma and single parenchymal calcified lesion are two common neuroimaging abnormalities in Indian patients with epilepsy. In this study, we evaluated the frequency and predictors of seizure recurrence in patients presenting with new onset epilepsy or single

BACKGROUND Patients with solitary cysticercus granuloma (SCG) develop acute symptomatic seizures because of the inflammatory response of the brain and the seizures are self-limiting. Thus seizure disorder associated with SCG provides a good model to study the total cost of illness (COI). METHODS COI

BACKGROUND Intracerebral foreign body granuloma is rarely reported. We present the case of a male patient with a cerebral foreign body granuloma. METHODS Initial admission of a 67-year-old male patient was after an aphasia followed by secondary generalized seizures. Cranial computed tomography (CCT)

OBJECTIVE To study the long-term seizure outcome and determine factors that predict recurrence of seizures following early withdrawal of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) in patients with a solitary cerebral cysticercus granuloma (SCCG). METHODS The authors prospectively studied 185 patients with SCCG and

We hypothesized that when contrast-enhanced CT reveals a solitary cerebral cysticercus granuloma, MRI would not usually provide additional information that might assist in management. We retrospectively compared visualisation of solitary cysticercus granulomas on contrast-enhanced CT and MRI in 16

Neurocysticercosis is a parasitic infection of the human central nervous system caused by the cestode Taenia solium. The most common clinical manifestations of neurocysticercosis are seizures. Taenia crassiceps cysticercosis in mice has been used as an experimental model for T. solium cysticercosis.

BACKGROUND Solitary cysticercus granuloma - a benign form of parenchymal neurocysticercosis - is considered as the most common cause of partial seizures. This study comparatively evaluated the seizure-related prognosis in patients with new-onset seizure having solitary cysticercus granuloma and in

BACKGROUND Solitary cysticercus granuloma is the commonest imaging abnormality in Indian patients with new-onset seizures. Few patients, in addition, complain of disabling headache. OBJECTIVE To report our experience of 16 patients with new-onset headache, seizures, and solitary cysticercus

A parenchymal brain granuloma is the final consequence of a localized inflammatory reaction against an infectious agent, particularly parasites. In humans, these lesions are frequent causes of epilepsy. We studied the pattern of seizures induced by pentylenetetrazol (PTZ) in cats with a chronic