Myelopathy secondary to cerebral and spinal neurocysticercosis
Neurocysticercosis is the most common CNS parasitic disease but spinal presentation of this condition is rare, with a higher incidence in developing countries like ours. We report the case of a male patient 61 of age diagnosed with generalized neurocysticercosis in addition to the secondary presen...
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| author | Carlos Huaraca-Hilario Estefani Torres-Muñoz Marizabel Rozas-Latorre |
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| description | Neurocysticercosis is the most common CNS parasitic disease but spinal presentation of this condition is rare, with a higher
incidence in developing countries like ours. We report the case of a male patient 61 of age diagnosed with generalized
neurocysticercosis in addition to the secondary presentation of hypertensive hydrocephalus and compression
of the spinal cord, the latter is characterized by the appearance of paraparesis, changes in sensitivity and urinary
retention. The final diagnosis was made by an MRI, so we have to emphasize the importance of neuroimaging in the
definitive diagnosis of this disease. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7d4ab7d38caa4a9abed82f901900f4ce2022-12-22T02:47:00ZspaUniversidad de San Martín de PorresHorizonte Médico1727-558X2227-35302016-02-011626871Myelopathy secondary to cerebral and spinal neurocysticercosisCarlos Huaraca-Hilario0 Estefani Torres-Muñoz1Marizabel Rozas-Latorre2Escuela de Medicina Humana. Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco - Cusco, Perú / Asociación Científica de Estudiantes de Medicina Humana (ASOCIEMH-CUSCO), Cusco, Perú. Escuela de Medicina Humana. Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco - Cusco, Perú / Asociación Científica de Estudiantes de Medicina Humana (ASOCIEMH-CUSCO), Cusco, Perú. Hospital Regional del Cusco /Médico NeurólogoNeurocysticercosis is the most common CNS parasitic disease but spinal presentation of this condition is rare, with a higher incidence in developing countries like ours. We report the case of a male patient 61 of age diagnosed with generalized neurocysticercosis in addition to the secondary presentation of hypertensive hydrocephalus and compression of the spinal cord, the latter is characterized by the appearance of paraparesis, changes in sensitivity and urinary retention. The final diagnosis was made by an MRI, so we have to emphasize the importance of neuroimaging in the definitive diagnosis of this disease.http://www.medicina.usmp.edu.pe/medicina/horizonte/2016_2/Art11_Vol16_N2.pdfneurocysticercosistaeniasisspinal cord compression |
| spellingShingle | Carlos Huaraca-Hilario Estefani Torres-Muñoz Marizabel Rozas-Latorre Myelopathy secondary to cerebral and spinal neurocysticercosis Horizonte Médico neurocysticercosis taeniasis spinal cord compression |
| title | Myelopathy secondary to cerebral and spinal neurocysticercosis |
| title_full | Myelopathy secondary to cerebral and spinal neurocysticercosis |
| title_fullStr | Myelopathy secondary to cerebral and spinal neurocysticercosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Myelopathy secondary to cerebral and spinal neurocysticercosis |
| title_short | Myelopathy secondary to cerebral and spinal neurocysticercosis |
| title_sort | myelopathy secondary to cerebral and spinal neurocysticercosis |
| topic | neurocysticercosis taeniasis spinal cord compression |
| url | http://www.medicina.usmp.edu.pe/medicina/horizonte/2016_2/Art11_Vol16_N2.pdf |
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