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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NEUROLOGY
Volume 11, Issue 3, Pages 203-211Publisher
KOREAN NEUROLOGICAL ASSOC
DOI: 10.3988/jcn.2015.11.3.203
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racemose cyst; neurocysticercosis; subarachnoid neurocysticercosis; intraventricular neurocysticercosis; cysticidal drugs; extraparenchymal
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Neurocysticercosis is an infection of the central nervous system caused by the larval forth of the pork tapeworm Taenia solium. In the brain it occurs in two forms: parenchymal and extraparenchymal or racemose cysts. The clinical presentation of racemose cysts is pleomorphic, and is quite different from parenchymal cysticercosis. The clinical diagnosis of racemose cysts is quite challenging, with neuroimaging being the mainstay. However, the advent of newer brain imaging modalities has made a more accurate diagnosis possible. The primary focus of this article is racemose neurocysticercosis and its multitude manifestations, and includes a discussion of the newer diagnostic modalities and treatment options.
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