TY - JOUR
T1 - A rare case of racemose neurocysticercosis of the posterior fossa
AU - Karegowda, Lakshmikanth Halegubbi
AU - Shenoy, Poonam Mohan
AU - Prakashini, Koteshwara
AU - Karur, Gauri
PY - 2014/5/26
Y1 - 2014/5/26
N2 - A 43-year-old man presented with a 3 month history of headache, vertigo and swaying while walking. MRI of the brain showed cystic lesions involving the cerebellopontine angle cisterns, the right perimedullary cistern, the fourth ventricle and bilateral foramen of Luschka with resultant obstruction to cerebrospinal fluid outflow and hydrocephalus. The patient underwent right retromastoid craniotomy with endoscopic third ventriculostomy for cyst excision. The postoperative period was uneventful and he was able to carry out routine activities within a month. This case report stresses on the clinical importance, unique characteristics and imaging features of racemose neurocysticercosis.
AB - A 43-year-old man presented with a 3 month history of headache, vertigo and swaying while walking. MRI of the brain showed cystic lesions involving the cerebellopontine angle cisterns, the right perimedullary cistern, the fourth ventricle and bilateral foramen of Luschka with resultant obstruction to cerebrospinal fluid outflow and hydrocephalus. The patient underwent right retromastoid craniotomy with endoscopic third ventriculostomy for cyst excision. The postoperative period was uneventful and he was able to carry out routine activities within a month. This case report stresses on the clinical importance, unique characteristics and imaging features of racemose neurocysticercosis.
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U2 - 10.1136/bcr-2014-203955
DO - 10.1136/bcr-2014-203955
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84901407578
SN - 1757-790X
JO - BMJ Case Reports
JF - BMJ Case Reports
ER -