Empty Sella Syndrome Associated with Central Nervous System Cysticercosis

A 55-year-old woman presented with severe recurrent headache accompanied by dizziness. The brain CT scan showed multiple low-density cystic lesions in the suprasellar and left sylvian cisternae with total empty sell syndrome. The communication between the cisternae and the suprasellar cyst was not v...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Paik, Kyung Kwon, Lim, Sung Kil, Lee, Hyun Chul, Lee, Eun Jig, Huh, Kap Bum, Kim, Dong Ik, Suh, Jung Ho
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Association of Internal Medicine 1988
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4534961/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3154189
http://dx.doi.org/10.3904/kjim.1988.3.2.128
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Sumario:A 55-year-old woman presented with severe recurrent headache accompanied by dizziness. The brain CT scan showed multiple low-density cystic lesions in the suprasellar and left sylvian cisternae with total empty sell syndrome. The communication between the cisternae and the suprasellar cyst was not verified on the metrizamide CT scan. Treatment with praziquantel resulted in headache inilially and a rise in specific IgG.

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