Neurocysticercosis and epilepsy: Imaging and clinical characteristics
Rodríguez-Leyva I, Cantú-Flores K, Domínguez-Frausto A, Vaudano AE, Archer J, Bernhardt B, Caciagli L, Cendes F, Chinvarun Y, Federico P, Gaillard WD, Kobayashi E, Ogbole G, Rampp S, Wang I, Wang S, Concha L (2023)
Publication Type: Journal article
Publication year: 2023
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DOI: 10.1002/epd2.20060
Abstract
The ILAE Neuroimaging Task Force aimed to publish educational case reports highlighting basic aspects related to neuroimaging in epilepsy consistent with the educational mission of the ILAE. Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is highly endemic in resource-limited countries and increasingly more often seen in non-endemic regions due to migration. Cysts with larva of the tapeworm Taenia solium lodge in the brain and cause several neurological conditions, of which seizures are the most common. There is great heterogeneity in the clinical presentation of neurocysticercosis because cysts vary in number, larval stage, and location among patients. We here present two illustrative cases with different clinical features to highlight the varying severity of symptoms secondary to this parasitic infestation. We also present several examples of imaging characteristics of the disease at various stages, which emphasize the central role of neuroimaging in the diagnosis of neurocysticercosis.
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Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí / Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí (UASLP)
Mexico (MX)
National Autonomous University of Mexico / Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
Mexico (MX)
Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia (UNIMORE)
Italy (IT)
The University of Melbourne
Australia (AU)
McConnell Brain Imaging Centre (BIC)
Canada (CA)
Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) / University of Campinas
Brazil (BR)
Phramongkutklao Hospital / โรงพยาบาลพระมงกุฎเกล้า
Thailand (TH)
University of Calgary
Canada (CA)
Children’s National Health System
United States (USA) (US)
Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (MNI, The Neuro)
Canada (CA)
University of Ibadan
Nigeria (NG)
Cleveland Clinic
United States (USA) (US)
Zhejiang University
China (CN)
Mexico (MX)
National Autonomous University of Mexico / Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
Mexico (MX)
Università degli Studi di Modena e Reggio Emilia (UNIMORE)
Italy (IT)
The University of Melbourne
Australia (AU)
McConnell Brain Imaging Centre (BIC)
Canada (CA)
Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) / University of Campinas
Brazil (BR)
Phramongkutklao Hospital / โรงพยาบาลพระมงกุฎเกล้า
Thailand (TH)
University of Calgary
Canada (CA)
Children’s National Health System
United States (USA) (US)
Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital (MNI, The Neuro)
Canada (CA)
University of Ibadan
Nigeria (NG)
Cleveland Clinic
United States (USA) (US)
Zhejiang University
China (CN)
How to cite
APA:
Rodríguez-Leyva, I., Cantú-Flores, K., Domínguez-Frausto, A., Vaudano, A.E., Archer, J., Bernhardt, B.,... Concha, L. (2023). Neurocysticercosis and epilepsy: Imaging and clinical characteristics. Epileptic Disorders. https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/epd2.20060
MLA:
Rodríguez-Leyva, Ildefonso, et al. "Neurocysticercosis and epilepsy: Imaging and clinical characteristics." Epileptic Disorders (2023).
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