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Titel:

An Unusual Presentation of Neurocysticercosis: A Space-Occupying Lesion in the Fourth Ventricle Associated with Progressive Cognitive Decline.

Dokumenttyp:
Journal Article; Article
Autor(en):
Kurz, Carolin; Schmidt, Veronika; Poppert, Holger; Wilkins, Patricia; Noh, John; Poppert, Sven; Schlegel, Jürgen; Delbridge, Claire; da Costa, Clarissa Prazeres; Winkler, Andrea S
Abstract:
We communicate a case of a middle-aged Brazilian patient with an unusual presentation of fourth ventricular neurocysticercosis: occurrence of two intraventricular cysts at different locations in the brain within 2 years and cognitive decline as the only neurological symptom. Neurocysticercosis was confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging, serology, histology, and genetic analysis. Neurocysticercosis should be considered as a differential diagnosis in cases with atypical neurologic or psychiatric...     »
Zeitschriftentitel:
Am J Trop Med Hyg
Jahr:
2016
Band / Volume:
94
Heft / Issue:
1
Seitenangaben Beitrag:
172-5
Sprache:
eng
Volltext / DOI:
doi:10.4269/ajtmh.15-0099
PubMed:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26621562
Print-ISSN:
0002-9637
TUM Einrichtung:
Institut für Allgemeine Pathologie und Pathologische Anatomie; Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Immunologie und Hygiene; Neurologische Klinik und Poliklinik
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