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Akihiro Sato1, Itaru Nakamura, Hiroaki Fujita
1Department of Infection Prevention and Control, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Japan.
Abstract:
We report a case of neurocysticercosis concurrent with taeniasis in a 31-year-old woman. The patient presented with a headache and diplopia. Oculomotor disturbances with a left adduction deficit were observed. Fundoscopy revealed papilledema. Additionally, computed tomography of the brain revealed more than 20 small cysts within the parenchyma, most of which were associated with ring enhancement. Moreover, serum antibody testing (Western blotting) for Taenia solium-cysticerci was positive. The patient received albendazole and corticosteroids, and progressive resolution of the neurological symptoms and papilledema was observed starting approximately three days after administration. This patient has been asymptomatic for more than one year.
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