Cerebral Parenchymal Racemose Cysticercosis.
- Author:
Sang Jin KIM
1
;
Jin Yong KIM
;
Sang Keun PARK
;
Woen Kyu KHO
;
Hyung Shik SHIN
;
Yong Soon HWANG
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery and Parasitology, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Racemose cysticercosis;
Cerebrum
- MeSH:
Brain;
Cerebrum;
Cysticercosis*;
Frontal Lobe;
Humans;
Korea;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Membranes;
Middle Aged;
Neurocysticercosis;
Seizures
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
1999;28(9):1366-1371
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Cysticercosis is a relatively common disease in Korea. Racemose cysticercosis, a peculiar form of the neurocysticercosis usually occurs as meningeal forms and rarely involves the cerebral parenchyme. The authors present a case of cerebral parenchymal racemose cysticercosis in a 55 year-old man with generalized seizure. Brain CT and MRI showed a large multilobulated cyst in the right frontal lobe. At surgery, we removed cyst covered by milkish white, multiple septated membranes completely. Histological dignosis of surgical specimen was racemose cysticercosis without scolex.
