Neurocysticercosis presenting as a 'Stroke Mimic'
Ghasemi, R.; Rowe, A.; Shah, R.; Venkatesan, P.; England, T.J.
Acute Medicine 15(2): 79-83
2016
ISSN/ISBN: 1747-4892 PMID: 27441309 Document Number: 16685
A 62 year old Nepalese gentleman presented with left sided weakness and sensory loss. Initial brain CT scanning was suggestive of acute infarction but a subsequent MRI scan showed cysts with oedema. Cysticercosis serology was positive and a diagnosis of neurocysticercosis was made. The patient made almost a complete recovery after treatment with albendazole, praziquantel and steroids. Neurocysticercosis should be considered in the diffierential diagnosis when patients originating from endemic areas present with focal neurological deficit.
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