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Racemose neurocysticercosis: a cluster of bad grapes

Author(s) -

Paulo Sucasas Costa,

Isabella Godinho Santiago,

Wildlay Reis Lima,

Camilla Sousa Santos,

Amanda Vieira Rocha,

Patrícia Marques Fortes

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.04.012

Subject(s) - neurocysticercosis , taenia solium , medicine , amaurosis , cerebrospinal fluid , status epilepticus , hydrocephalus , gastroenterology , albendazole , pediatrics , cysticercosis , surgery , epilepsy , anesthesia , pathology , psychiatry

Figure 1. Magnetic resonance image of the brain showing multiple cysts of neurocysticercosis (racemose form). (A) FLAIR axial scan exhibiting hydrocephalus and multiple cystic lesions (area depicted by thin arrows). (B) T2-weighted axial scan exhibiting multiple extra-axial cystic lesions in the frontal base (area depicted by thin arrows) and cerebellopontine angle cistern (thick arrows). (C) Mid-sagittal T2-weighted image of the spine showing multiple dot-like cystic lesions along the spinal cord, with highlighted meninges (thin arrow) and suprasellar and prepontine areas (thick arrows).

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