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Neurocysticercosis: Multimedia

Author: Vinod K Dhawan, MD, FACP, FRCP(C), Professor, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine; Professor of Medicine, Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science; Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, MLK-Harbor Hospital
Coauthor(s): Eric HW Kossoff, MD, Assistant Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology, Associate Director of Pediatric Neurology Residency Program, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
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Updated: Sep 14, 2009

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Media file 1: MRI of a 47-year-old man with 2 right parietal cysts, one with edema (same patient shown in Media file 2).

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MRI of a 47-year-old man with 2 right parietal cysts, one with edema (same patient shown in Media file 2).

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Media file 2: MRI of a 47-year-old man with 2 right parietal cysts, one with edema, after the larger cyst had involuted (same patient shown in Media file 1).

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MRI of a 47-year-old man with 2 right parietal cysts, one with edema, after the larger cyst had involuted (same patient shown in Media file 1).

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Media file 3: CT scan of 28-year-old woman with occipital headaches and diplopia; imaging reveals a superior cerebellar cyst, mild ventricular dilatation, and old calcifications in the right insular region. Image courtesy of Gholam Motamedi, MD.

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CT scan of 28-year-old woman with occipital headaches and diplopia; imaging reveals a superior cerebellar cyst, mild ventricular dilatation, and old calcifications in the right insular region. Image courtesy of Gholam Motamedi, MD.

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Media file 4: MRI of the same patient as in Media file 3; MRI discerns prepontine and suprasellar lesions, as well as the superior cerebellar cyst. Image courtesy of Gholam Motamedi, MD.

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MRI of the same patient as in Media file 3; MRI discerns prepontine and suprasellar lesions, as well as the superior cerebellar cyst. Image courtesy of Gholam Motamedi, MD.

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Media file 5: MRI of multiple cysts. Image courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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MRI of multiple cysts. Image courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Media file 6: Coronal image MRI of a 6-year-old boy from Peru with single right frontal cyst (same patient shown in Media file 7).

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Coronal image MRI of a 6-year-old boy from Peru with single right frontal cyst (same patient shown in Media file 7).

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Media file 7: Axial image MRI of a 6-year-old boy from Peru with single right frontal cyst (same patient shown in Media file 6).

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Axial image MRI of a 6-year-old boy from Peru with single right frontal cyst (same patient shown in Media file 6).

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Media file 8: MRI of an 87-year-old patient from Europe with bitemporal lesions found incidentally. Image courtesy of Jon Poling, MD.

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MRI of an 87-year-old patient from Europe with bitemporal lesions found incidentally. Image courtesy of Jon Poling, MD.

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Media file 9: Two parietal lesions observed on autopsy specimen.

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Two parietal lesions observed on autopsy specimen.

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Media file 10: MRI of a 40-year-old woman with severe epilepsy and a left temporal single cyst.

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MRI of a 40-year-old woman with severe epilepsy and a left temporal single cyst.

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Media file 11: MRI of a 40-year-old patient with a single parietal calcified cyst (same patient shown in Media file 12).

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MRI of a 40-year-old patient with a single parietal calcified cyst (same patient shown in Media file 12).

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Media file 12: CT scan of a 40-year-old patient with a single parietal calcified cyst (same patient shown in Media file 11).

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CT scan of a 40-year-old patient with a single parietal calcified cyst (same patient shown in Media file 11).

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Media file 13: MRI of a 21-year-old woman with left temporal lobe epilepsy and a single cyst.

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MRI of a 21-year-old woman with left temporal lobe epilepsy and a single cyst.

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Keywords

cysticercosis, taeniasis, tapeworm diseases, parasite, parasitic infection, tapeworm, tapeworm infection, larval infection, hydrocephalus, treatment, diagnosis

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Vinod K Dhawan, MD, FACP, FRCP(C), Professor, Department of Clinical Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine; Professor of Medicine, Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science; Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, MLK-Harbor Hospital
Vinod K Dhawan, MD, FACP, FRCP(C) is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Physicians, American Society for Microbiology, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Infectious Diseases Society of America, and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
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Eric HW Kossoff, MD, Assistant Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology, Associate Director of Pediatric Neurology Residency Program, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Eric HW Kossoff, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Neurology, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Epilepsy Society, and Child Neurology Society
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Neurocysticercosis: Multimedia

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MRI of a 47-year-old man with 2 right parietal cysts, one with edema (same patient shown in Media file 2).

MRI of a 47-year-old man with 2 right parietal cysts, one with edema, after the larger cyst had involuted (same patient shown in Media file 1).

CT scan of 28-year-old woman with occipital headaches and diplopia; imaging reveals a superior cerebellar cyst, mild ventricular dilatation, and old calcifications in the right insular region. Image courtesy of Gholam Motamedi, MD.

MRI of the same patient as in Media file 3; MRI discerns prepontine and suprasellar lesions, as well as the superior cerebellar cyst. Image courtesy of Gholam Motamedi, MD.

MRI of multiple cysts. Image courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Coronal image MRI of a 6-year-old boy from Peru with single right frontal cyst (same patient shown in Media file 7).

Axial image MRI of a 6-year-old boy from Peru with single right frontal cyst (same patient shown in Media file 6).

MRI of an 87-year-old patient from Europe with bitemporal lesions found incidentally. Image courtesy of Jon Poling, MD.

Two parietal lesions observed on autopsy specimen.

MRI of a 40-year-old woman with severe epilepsy and a left temporal single cyst.

MRI of a 40-year-old patient with a single parietal calcified cyst (same patient shown in Media file 12).

CT scan of a 40-year-old patient with a single parietal calcified cyst (same patient shown in Media file 11).

MRI of a 21-year-old woman with left temporal lobe epilepsy and a single cyst.

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