Computed tomographic findings of intracranial cysticercosis
10.3348/jkrs.1983.19.1.30
- Author:
Duk LIM
;
Byung Ihn CHOI
;
Sung Mo HONG
;
Kee Hyun CHANG
- Publication Type:Original Article
- MeSH:
Brain;
Cysticercosis;
Humans;
Hydrocephalus;
Korea;
Male;
Parasitic Diseases;
Pathology
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
1983;19(1):30-35
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Cysticercosis, like other parasitic disease, is still endemic in many parts of the world, and is not infrequently found in Korea. The authors reviewed CT findings of 54 cases of the cysticercosis involving the centralnervous system which were proven by pathology and clinical findings. The resuls are as follows; 1. Male to femaleratio is 3:1 and the most prevalent age group is the fifth decade. The most common symptom is seizure(56%). 2.Involved areas in the brain are parenchymal (66%), intraventricular (15%), leptomeningeal (40%) and the mixed(15%). 3. Pre-contrast CT findings are the round low density in 46 cases (85%), multiple pin-point calcificationin 18 cases (33%), variable degrees of hydrocephalus in 20 cases (37%) and peripheral edmatous change in 8 cases(15%). 4. Post
