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Medknow Publications, Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 4(14), p. 295, 2011

DOI: 10.4103/0972-2327.91955

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Atypical clinical and imaging manifestation in neurocysticercosis

Journal article published in 2011 by C. Kesavadas ORCID, L. Dayananda, R. Neelima, Bejoy Thomas, Vv Radhakrishnan
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
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Abstract

A 20-year-old man presented with left-sided headache and seizures of three years duration. Conglomerate ring-enhancing lesions were seen in the first magnetic resonance imaging study. He was initially treated with anticonvulsants for two years. Because the symptoms and the lesions were persisting, antitubercular treatment was added. He was asymptomatic after antitubercular treatment despite persisting lesion. Lesion showed exuberant ring enhancement with increased perfusion. Because the lesion was persisting even after 24 months of antitubercular treatment, excision was considered. Lesionectomy was done and histopathology reported meningoencephalitis secondary to neurocysticercosis. The case report highlights the difficulty in differentiating cysticercosis from tuberculoma in patients from countries where both the conditions are endemic.