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Spinal intramedullary cysticercosis: A case report
Author(s) -
Escobar Alfonso,
Herrera Maria Petra,
Escobar William,
Vega Rosalba
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
neuropathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1440-1789
pISSN - 0919-6544
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1789.1998.tb00125.x
Subject(s) - neurocysticercosis , cysticercosis , intramedullary rod , medicine , magnetic resonance imaging , lesion , radiology , neuroimaging , pathology , surgery , psychiatry
The parasitic infection of the central nervous system due to Cystiacercus cellulosae usually affects the intracranial structures. The spinal form of neurocysticercosis is uncommon, anatomically confirmed cases range from 0.77 to % among all cases of neurocysticercosis. Even fewer cass appear as spinal intramedullary cysticercosis (SIC); no than 49 confirmed cases have been reported in the literature. One case of SIC is reported here. The patient showed both motor and sensory symptoms that improved after One year later he is working again and only pperreflexia has been detected. Although the magnetic resonance imaging studies showed a cystic intramedullary lesion it was considered to be spinal glioma; only after histologic Study was the exact diagnosis made. The clinical symptomatology in these cases is due to compression of descending and ascending spinal tracts; the clinical diagnosis may be suspected in countries where cysticercosis is endemic. Modern neuroimaging techniques provide higher possibilities of accurate diagnosis; however, it can only be established with certainty by histologic study of the surgical specimen.