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8300463

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-3-4
pubmed:abstractText
Sixty-two cases of neurocysticercosis (NCC) were examined over a period of five years. Convulsive seizure was the commonest presentation (57%). The other modes of presentation included features of raised intracranial pressure (19%) meningoencephalitis (9%), "Stroke" like onset (4%) and progressive dementia (6%). Clinical signs were scanty. Six patients had papilloedema, five had hemiparesis while three had isolated cranial nerve palsies. Soft tissue calcification and mucocutaneous nodules were infrequent and was found in 13 (21%) and 5 cases (8%) respectively. Clinical suspicion supported by CT scan and Immunobiologic tests using ELISA were the mainstay in diagnosis. Praziquantel and Albendazole were found effective in the treatment of neurocysticercosis, but because of serious side effects encountered in some cases, the drugs should be used cautiously in selected cases only.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0004-5772
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
41
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
287-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Neurocysticercosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Bangur Institute of Neurology.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article