Isolated intramedullary spinal cysticercosis in a 10-year-old female showing dramatic response with albendazole

被引：15

作者：

Azfar, Shah F. ^{[1
]}

Kirmani, Sanna ^{[2
]}

Badar, Farheen ^{[2
]}

Ahmad, Ibne ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] AMU, Firoz Specialist Hosp, JN Med Coll & Hosp, Dept Med, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India

[2] AMU, JN Med Coll & Hosp, Dept Radiodiag, Aligarh 202002, Uttar Pradesh, India

来源：

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC NEUROSCIENCES | 2011年 / 6卷 / 01期

关键词：

Albendazole; cysticercosis; intramedullary; spinal;

D O I：

10.4103/1817-1745.84409

中图分类号：

R74 [神经病学与精神病学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

Neurocysticercosis is the most common parasitic infection of the central nervous system caused by larvae of Taenia solium. Spinal cysticercosis is an uncommon site of cysticercal infection, and isolated intramedullary involvement is even rarer. We present a case of 10-year-old girl who presented with gradual onset paraparesis with sensory loss and bowel and bladder incontinence. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of spine revealed a cystic lesion with mural nodule (scolex) which was diagnostic for cysticercosis. Patient was treated with antihelminthic, which led to marked clinico-radiological improvement.

引用

页码：52 / 54

页数：3

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