Racemose Neurocysticercosis: A Rare Cause of Chronic Meningitis
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common parasitic disease of the nervous system and is the main cause of acquired epilepsy in developing countries. Clinical manifestations result from inflammatory response to cyst degeneration, mass effect, obstruction of CSF pathway or residual scarring but are...
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| description | Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common parasitic disease of the nervous system and is the main cause of acquired epilepsy in developing countries. Clinical manifestations result from inflammatory response to cyst degeneration, mass effect, obstruction of CSF pathway or residual scarring but are related to the numbers, size and location of lesions and the severity of host's immune response. The subarachnoid/cisternal form of NCC and majority of the intraventricular NCC are of racemose type, and differ from more common cysticercus cellulose in that they are larger, appear as multiloculated cysts and lack scolex. Racemose NCC is uncommon in India. We are reporting a patient presenting as chronic meningitis due to racemose NCC. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f36ee8a1fa6b47b89bfe516b81846a492022-12-21T17:59:50ZengLight House Polyclinic MangaloreOnline Journal of Health & Allied Sciences0972-59972014-05-01131Racemose Neurocysticercosis: A Rare Cause of Chronic MeningitisSatish Kumar0Arindam Sharma1Sudhir Sharma, 2Ashok Sharma3Senior Resident, Dept. of Medicine, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal PradeshResident Doctor, Tenzin Hospital, ShimlaAssistant Professor Neurology, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal PradeshProfessor, Dept. of Medicine, Indira Gandhi Medical College, Shimla, Himachal PradeshNeurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common parasitic disease of the nervous system and is the main cause of acquired epilepsy in developing countries. Clinical manifestations result from inflammatory response to cyst degeneration, mass effect, obstruction of CSF pathway or residual scarring but are related to the numbers, size and location of lesions and the severity of host's immune response. The subarachnoid/cisternal form of NCC and majority of the intraventricular NCC are of racemose type, and differ from more common cysticercus cellulose in that they are larger, appear as multiloculated cysts and lack scolex. Racemose NCC is uncommon in India. We are reporting a patient presenting as chronic meningitis due to racemose NCC.http://www.ojhas.org/issue49/2014-1-8.htmlNeurocysticercosisRacemoseChronic meningitisCysticerci |
| spellingShingle | Satish Kumar Arindam Sharma Sudhir Sharma, Ashok Sharma Racemose Neurocysticercosis: A Rare Cause of Chronic Meningitis Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences Neurocysticercosis Racemose Chronic meningitis Cysticerci |
| title | Racemose Neurocysticercosis: A Rare Cause of Chronic Meningitis |
| title_full | Racemose Neurocysticercosis: A Rare Cause of Chronic Meningitis |
| title_fullStr | Racemose Neurocysticercosis: A Rare Cause of Chronic Meningitis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Racemose Neurocysticercosis: A Rare Cause of Chronic Meningitis |
| title_short | Racemose Neurocysticercosis: A Rare Cause of Chronic Meningitis |
| title_sort | racemose neurocysticercosis a rare cause of chronic meningitis |
| topic | Neurocysticercosis Racemose Chronic meningitis Cysticerci |
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