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Caught in the act: migrating intraventricular neurocysticercosis causing intermittent unilateral hydrocephalus due to foramen of Monro obstruction

Caught in the act: migrating intraventricular neurocysticercosis causing intermittent unilateral... Acta Neurol Belg (2018) 118:509–511 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-017-0831-6 NEURO-IMAGES Caught in the act: migrating intraventricular neurocysticercosis causing intermittent unilateral hydrocephalus due to foramen of Monro obstruction 1 1 1 1 • • • • Shaleen Rana Abhishek Prasad Rahat Brar Deepander Singh Rathore Ankur Dwivedi Received: 4 July 2017 / Accepted: 8 August 2017 / Published online: 28 August 2017 Belgian Neurological Society 2017 Keywords Neurocysticercosis  Intraventricular  sequence distinctively demonstrated the cyst to be Migrating  Hydrocephalus  MRI obstructing the left foramen of Monro (Fig. 2a). Introduction Discussion A 53-year-old male with known neurocysticercosis (NCC) Intra-ventricular NCC (IVNCC) is a relatively uncommon diagnosed radiologically, presented with sudden onset of form of NCC and is often symptomatic due to ventricular severe headache and vomiting. Patient was on anti- obstruction, ependymal inflammation or adhesions sec- helminthic treatment at the time of admission. Previous ondary to previous infection [1]. The most common intra- MRI (done around 4 months earlier) had shown an intra- ventricular location is the fourth ventricle followed by the ventricular cyst in the posterior body of the left lateral lateral ventricles, third ventricle and the aqueduct, ventricle (Fig. 1a). In addition, there were multiple cys- respectively [1]. ticercus http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Acta Neurologica Belgica Springer Journals

Caught in the act: migrating intraventricular neurocysticercosis causing intermittent unilateral hydrocephalus due to foramen of Monro obstruction

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Biomedicine; Neurosciences; Neurology; Neuroradiology; Medicine/Public Health, general
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Acta Neurol Belg (2018) 118:509–511 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-017-0831-6 NEURO-IMAGES Caught in the act: migrating intraventricular neurocysticercosis causing intermittent unilateral hydrocephalus due to foramen of Monro obstruction 1 1 1 1 • • • • Shaleen Rana Abhishek Prasad Rahat Brar Deepander Singh Rathore Ankur Dwivedi Received: 4 July 2017 / Accepted: 8 August 2017 / Published online: 28 August 2017 Belgian Neurological Society 2017 Keywords Neurocysticercosis  Intraventricular  sequence distinctively demonstrated the cyst to be Migrating  Hydrocephalus  MRI obstructing the left foramen of Monro (Fig. 2a). Introduction Discussion A 53-year-old male with known neurocysticercosis (NCC) Intra-ventricular NCC (IVNCC) is a relatively uncommon diagnosed radiologically, presented with sudden onset of form of NCC and is often symptomatic due to ventricular severe headache and vomiting. Patient was on anti- obstruction, ependymal inflammation or adhesions sec- helminthic treatment at the time of admission. Previous ondary to previous infection [1]. The most common intra- MRI (done around 4 months earlier) had shown an intra- ventricular location is the fourth ventricle followed by the ventricular cyst in the posterior body of the left lateral lateral ventricles, third ventricle and the aqueduct, ventricle (Fig. 1a). In addition, there were multiple cys- respectively [1]. ticercus

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Acta Neurologica Belgica – Springer Journals

Published: Aug 28, 2017

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