The Role of Serial Imaging in Neurocysticercosis for Disease Resolution

Neurocysticercosis (NCC), the most common parasitic infection of the CNS in humans, is a frequent cause of seizure disorders and epilepsy. The cystic larvae Taenia solium is endemic to developing countries where the population raises pigs as a reliable source of food, however, massive immigration ha...

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Autores principales: Gonzalez, Sheyla, Medina-Perez, Richard, Herrera, Danay, Acosta Rullan, Jose Mario, Lopez, Jose L
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8406668/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34513397
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.16790
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author Gonzalez, Sheyla
Medina-Perez, Richard
Herrera, Danay
Acosta Rullan, Jose Mario
Lopez, Jose L
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Herrera, Danay
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Lopez, Jose L
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description Neurocysticercosis (NCC), the most common parasitic infection of the CNS in humans, is a frequent cause of seizure disorders and epilepsy. The cystic larvae Taenia solium is endemic to developing countries where the population raises pigs as a reliable source of food, however, massive immigration has now forced the surge of the disease in developed areas making it a worldwide problem. Clinical presentation is affected by the size, number, and location of the lesions within the brain, with the most common manifestations being seizures, headaches, and increased intracranial pressure. The appearance of NCC on radiological imaging helps determine the stage of the disease, required for appropriate antiparasitic treatment. In this article, we detail the case of a patient who presented for recurrent seizures after reportedly undergoing treatment for NCC years prior.
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spelling pubmed-84066682021-09-09 The Role of Serial Imaging in Neurocysticercosis for Disease Resolution Gonzalez, Sheyla Medina-Perez, Richard Herrera, Danay Acosta Rullan, Jose Mario Lopez, Jose L Cureus Internal Medicine Neurocysticercosis (NCC), the most common parasitic infection of the CNS in humans, is a frequent cause of seizure disorders and epilepsy. The cystic larvae Taenia solium is endemic to developing countries where the population raises pigs as a reliable source of food, however, massive immigration has now forced the surge of the disease in developed areas making it a worldwide problem. Clinical presentation is affected by the size, number, and location of the lesions within the brain, with the most common manifestations being seizures, headaches, and increased intracranial pressure. The appearance of NCC on radiological imaging helps determine the stage of the disease, required for appropriate antiparasitic treatment. In this article, we detail the case of a patient who presented for recurrent seizures after reportedly undergoing treatment for NCC years prior. Cureus 2021-07-31 /pmc/articles/PMC8406668/ /pubmed/34513397 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.16790 Text en Copyright © 2021, Gonzalez et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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