Reversible dementia as a presenting manifestation of racemose neurocysticercosis
Racemose cysticercosis is a less frequent presentation of neurocysticercosis (NCC). It′s presentation and management is quite different from cerebral parenchymal NCC. Diagnosis of racemose cysticercosis is based on the combination of clinical, epidemiologic, radiographic, and immunologic information...
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| author | Sudhir Sharma Manish Modi Vivek Lal Sudesh Prabhakar Amit Bhardwaj Rakesh Sehgal |
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| description | Racemose cysticercosis is a less frequent presentation of neurocysticercosis (NCC). It′s presentation and management is quite different from cerebral parenchymal NCC. Diagnosis of racemose cysticercosis is based on the combination of clinical, epidemiologic, radiographic, and immunologic information. Compared with cysticercus cellulose, which most commonly presents as seizures, racemose NCC due to its extraaxial location presents with raised intracranial pressure and meningitis, and frequently requires neurosurgical intervention. Dementia as a sole presenting feature of NCC is rare. We report a case of racemose NCC with dementia as the presenting manifestation. The outcome of dementia patients with NCC seems favorable in most cases therefore a high index of suspicion for NCC should be kept especially in endemic areas. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-28e8c5a01bce4751b8d87c8c1e1405682022-12-21T19:56:58ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsAnnals of Indian Academy of Neurology0972-23271998-35492013-01-01161889010.4103/0972-2327.107706Reversible dementia as a presenting manifestation of racemose neurocysticercosisSudhir SharmaManish ModiVivek LalSudesh PrabhakarAmit BhardwajRakesh SehgalRacemose cysticercosis is a less frequent presentation of neurocysticercosis (NCC). It′s presentation and management is quite different from cerebral parenchymal NCC. Diagnosis of racemose cysticercosis is based on the combination of clinical, epidemiologic, radiographic, and immunologic information. Compared with cysticercus cellulose, which most commonly presents as seizures, racemose NCC due to its extraaxial location presents with raised intracranial pressure and meningitis, and frequently requires neurosurgical intervention. Dementia as a sole presenting feature of NCC is rare. We report a case of racemose NCC with dementia as the presenting manifestation. The outcome of dementia patients with NCC seems favorable in most cases therefore a high index of suspicion for NCC should be kept especially in endemic areas.http://www.annalsofian.org/article.asp?issn=0972-2327;year=2013;volume=16;issue=1;spage=88;epage=90;aulast=SharmaCisternal neurocysticercosisintraventricular neurocysticercosisneurocysticercosisracemose neurocysticercosissubarachnoid neurocysticercosis |
| spellingShingle | Sudhir Sharma Manish Modi Vivek Lal Sudesh Prabhakar Amit Bhardwaj Rakesh Sehgal Reversible dementia as a presenting manifestation of racemose neurocysticercosis Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology Cisternal neurocysticercosis intraventricular neurocysticercosis neurocysticercosis racemose neurocysticercosis subarachnoid neurocysticercosis |
| title | Reversible dementia as a presenting manifestation of racemose neurocysticercosis |
| title_full | Reversible dementia as a presenting manifestation of racemose neurocysticercosis |
| title_fullStr | Reversible dementia as a presenting manifestation of racemose neurocysticercosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reversible dementia as a presenting manifestation of racemose neurocysticercosis |
| title_short | Reversible dementia as a presenting manifestation of racemose neurocysticercosis |
| title_sort | reversible dementia as a presenting manifestation of racemose neurocysticercosis |
| topic | Cisternal neurocysticercosis intraventricular neurocysticercosis neurocysticercosis racemose neurocysticercosis subarachnoid neurocysticercosis |
| url | http://www.annalsofian.org/article.asp?issn=0972-2327;year=2013;volume=16;issue=1;spage=88;epage=90;aulast=Sharma |
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