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Case Reports
. 2008 Mar;23(3):334-7.
doi: 10.1177/0883073807309240. Epub 2008 Jan 11.

Sudden-onset ptosis caused by midbrain neurocysticercosis in 2 children

Pratibha Singhi  1 , Vikas Mahajan, N K Khandelwal
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Sudden-onset ptosis caused by midbrain neurocysticercosis in 2 children

Pratibha Singhi et al. J Child Neurol. 2008 Mar.

Abstract

Neurocysticercosis is the most common parasitic infestation of the central nervous system, which manifests commonly as acute-onset focal seizures. We report a rare nonepileptic manifestation of neurocysticercosis: midbrain neurocysticercosis presenting as sudden-onset ptosis in 2 children. To our knowledge, this has not been reported previously in children.

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