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Early CT reevaluation after empiric praziquantel therapy in neurocysticercosis
D Rawlings1, D M Ferriero, R O Messing
1Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco 94110.
Neurology
|May 1, 1989
Abstract:
Neurocysticercosis can be difficult to diagnose in patients with negative serologic studies and single parenchymal cysts. To avoid surgical intervention, we empirically administered praziquantel to 2 children with isolated cysts and observed complete resolution of the lesions within 1 month after treatment. Early CT reevaluation following empiric praziquantel therapy can be an effective tool in the diagnosis of neurocysticercosis in patients with single parenchymal lesions.