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Cysticercosis
Sections: Key Features, Essentials of Diagnosis, General Considerations, Demographics, Clinical Findings, Symptoms and Signs, Neurocysticercosis, Cysticercosis of other organ systems, Differential Diagnosis, Diagnosis, Laboratory Tests, Imaging Studies, Treatment, Medications, Albendazole, Praziquantel, Surgery, Therapeutic Procedures, Outcome, Follow-Up, Prognosis, Prevention, When to Refer, When to Admit, References,
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Topics Discussed: cysticercosis; neurocysticercosis.
Excerpt: | |  Can cause intracerebral, subarachnoid, and spinal cord lesions and intraventricular cysts
Single or multiple lesions may be present Lesions may persist for years before symptoms develop, generally due to local inflammation or ventricular obstruction Presenting symptoms | | – Seizures – Focal neurologic deficits – Altered cognition – Psychiatric disease |
Symptoms develop more quickly with intraventricular cysts, with findings of hydrocephalus and meningeal irritation, including
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