Neurocysticercosis, unusual manifestations

Neurocysticercosis is the most common parasitic infection in the central nervous system. This disease is presented when a person ingests Taenia solium eggs excreted in feces from another individual infected with taeniasis. In 50% of the cases, neurocysticercosis takes place in the brain parenchyma,...

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Published in:Revista de la Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional de Colombia Universidad Nacional de Colombia, 2016-07, Vol.64 (3), p.561-564
Main Authors: López-Valencia, David, Medina-Ortega, Ángela Patricia, Saavedra-Torres, Janh Sebastián, Zúñiga-Cerón, Luisa Fernanda, Zamora-Bastidas, Tomás Omar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bruns
MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL
Medulla Oblongata
Neurocysticercosis
Syndrome
Taenia solium
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Summary:Neurocysticercosis is the most common parasitic infection in the central nervous system. This disease is presented when a person ingests Taenia solium eggs excreted in feces from another individual infected with taeniasis. In 50% of the cases, neurocysticercosis takes place in the brain parenchyma, and its appearance is less frequent in the posterior fossa and the spinal cord.The case of a patient with an atypical location of the parasite at the medulla oblongata, between parenchymal and spinal areas, is presented. The initial symptoms were common but its subsequent manifestations were similar to those of Bruns syndrome. Furthermore, the epidemiological profile of neurocysticercosis in Colombia, its control measures and prevention strategies were reviewed in this study.
ISSN:0120-0011
2357-3848
DOI:10.15446/revfacmed.v64n3.53471