Report of three imported cases of neurocysticercosis in Guadeloupe

Case Report A case of imported neurocysticercosis in Portugal

Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common cause of acquired epilepsy in resource-poor countries. We report the case of a 24-year-old woman born and residing in Guinea-Bissau, who was transferred to Portugal two months after the onset of a possible meningitis (fever, headache, seizures, and coma) that did not respond to antibiotic treatment. The diagnosis of NCC was confirmed by MR imaging, wh...

Frontotemporal dementia and neurocysticercosis: A case report

We report a case of a 67-year-old woman with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and a history of neurocysticercosis. After her retirement she showed progressive behavioral changes and neuropsychiatric symptoms with relative preservation of cognitive functioning. During the next three years, the patient manifested progressive deterioration of verbal communication gradually evolving to mutism, a hallm...

A Case Report of Hemangiosarcoma in Imported Cattle

Intraventricular Taenia solium neurocysticercosis: a report of three cases.

Neurocysticercosis (NCC), caused by the pork tapeworm Taenia solium, is reported to be a common condition in Nepal. So far imaging diagnosis was mainstay of the diagnosis. In this paper, we report three patients presenting with neurological symptoms due to intraventricular NCC. We have diagnosed the causative agent as T. solium on molecular basis. Further research is warranted to assess the ac...

Endoscopic Transaqueductal Removal of Neurocysticercosis.

1. Chen G, Xiao Q, Zheng J, Wu J, Ao Q, Liu Y: Endoscopic transaqueductal removal of fourth ventricular neurocysticercosis: Report of three cases. Turk Neurosurg 25:488-492, 2015 2. Husain M, Rastogi M, Jha DK, Husain N, Gupta RK: Endoscopic transaqueductal removal of fourth ventricular neurocysticercosis with an angiographic catheter. Neurosurgery 60:249-253, 2007 3. Schulz M, Bührer C, Spors ...