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. 2004 May-Jun;4(3):107-11.
doi: 10.1111/j.1535-7597.2004.43008.x.

Neurocysticercosis

Christopher M DeGiorgio  1 , Marco T Medina, Reyna Durón, Chi Zee, Susan Pietsch Escueta
Affiliations

Neurocysticercosis

Christopher M DeGiorgio et al. Epilepsy Curr. 2004 May-Jun.

Abstract

Neurocysticercosis is a leading cause of seizures and epilepsy in the developing world and is an increasingly important health issue in the United States. Recent results from the Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru provide new evidence supporting the use of antiparasitic agents in highly selected patients with active cysts and seizures.

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FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
Life cycle of Taenia solium.
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Brain imaging demonstrating the four stages of parenchymal neurocysticercosis. A: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of a vesicular cyst. Note the well-defined scolex, minimal contrast enhancement, and mass effect. B: MRI of a colloidal cyst. Note ring enhancement, loss of the scolex, and perilesional edema. C: MRI of the nodular/granular stage. Note nodule with diffuse enhancement and no cystic component. D: Noncontrast computed tomography showing multiple punctuate calcifications.
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