Cerebral cysticercosis mimicking subarachnoid hemorrhage: a case report
Abstract Background Dense exudate during the calcification of cerebral cysticercosis in basal subarachnoid space was easy to be misdiagnosed as subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH); clinical evaluation and MRI can help differentiate SAH from pseudo-SAH. Case presentation A case of ventricular expansion acc...
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| description | Abstract Background Dense exudate during the calcification of cerebral cysticercosis in basal subarachnoid space was easy to be misdiagnosed as subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH); clinical evaluation and MRI can help differentiate SAH from pseudo-SAH. Case presentation A case of ventricular expansion accompanied by high-density shadows in cisterna circinata cerebri was taken to the hospital for treatment due to sudden faint. This patient was diagnosed as subarachnoid hemorrhage according to computed tomography (CT) in another hospital. We believe that the high density in cisterna circinata cerebri was misdiagnosed as subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) 1 year ago. The main etiology of SAH is aneurysm; non-aneurysmal SAH associated with cerebral cysticercosis is extremely rare. Only 5 patients have been reported. Conclusion This case indicated that although the specificity of CT for SAH is very high, the physicians should be aware of rare false positive findings, called pseudo-SAH. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d49e11a4365541ada28f0c07c0047e092022-12-21T22:27:10ZengBMCChinese Neurosurgical Journal2057-49672021-09-01711510.1186/s41016-021-00258-wCerebral cysticercosis mimicking subarachnoid hemorrhage: a case reportTao Liu0Tingzhong Wang1Yijun Bao2Jinghua Du3Yongchang Guan4Department of Neurosurgery, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical UniversityDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical UniversityDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical UniversityDepartment of Neurology, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical UniversityDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical UniversityAbstract Background Dense exudate during the calcification of cerebral cysticercosis in basal subarachnoid space was easy to be misdiagnosed as subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH); clinical evaluation and MRI can help differentiate SAH from pseudo-SAH. Case presentation A case of ventricular expansion accompanied by high-density shadows in cisterna circinata cerebri was taken to the hospital for treatment due to sudden faint. This patient was diagnosed as subarachnoid hemorrhage according to computed tomography (CT) in another hospital. We believe that the high density in cisterna circinata cerebri was misdiagnosed as subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) 1 year ago. The main etiology of SAH is aneurysm; non-aneurysmal SAH associated with cerebral cysticercosis is extremely rare. Only 5 patients have been reported. Conclusion This case indicated that although the specificity of CT for SAH is very high, the physicians should be aware of rare false positive findings, called pseudo-SAH.https://doi.org/10.1186/s41016-021-00258-wCerebral cysticercosisSubarachnoid hemorrhageComputed tomographyMagnetic resonance imagingMisdiagnosis |
| spellingShingle | Tao Liu Tingzhong Wang Yijun Bao Jinghua Du Yongchang Guan Cerebral cysticercosis mimicking subarachnoid hemorrhage: a case report Chinese Neurosurgical Journal Cerebral cysticercosis Subarachnoid hemorrhage Computed tomography Magnetic resonance imaging Misdiagnosis |
| title | Cerebral cysticercosis mimicking subarachnoid hemorrhage: a case report |
| title_full | Cerebral cysticercosis mimicking subarachnoid hemorrhage: a case report |
| title_fullStr | Cerebral cysticercosis mimicking subarachnoid hemorrhage: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cerebral cysticercosis mimicking subarachnoid hemorrhage: a case report |
| title_short | Cerebral cysticercosis mimicking subarachnoid hemorrhage: a case report |
| title_sort | cerebral cysticercosis mimicking subarachnoid hemorrhage a case report |
| topic | Cerebral cysticercosis Subarachnoid hemorrhage Computed tomography Magnetic resonance imaging Misdiagnosis |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s41016-021-00258-w |
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