LETTER TO EDITOR Year : 2013 | Volume : 61 | Issue : 6 | Page : 656-657

Neurocysticercosis presenting as Parkinsonism



Rohit Verma1, Kuljeet Singh Anand2, BB Sharma3, Jyoti Garg2

1 Department of Psychiatry, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Smt. S. K. Hospital, New Delhi, India

2 Department of Neurology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India

3 Department of Radiodiagnosis, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India





Date of Submission 18-Jul-2013 Date of Decision 20-Aug-2013 Date of Acceptance 18-Dec-2013 Date of Web Publication 20-Jan-2014

Correspondence Address:

Rohit Verma

Department of Psychiatry, Lady Hardinge Medical College and Smt. S. K. Hospital, New Delhi

India

Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None Check

DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.125276



How to cite this article:

Verma R, Anand KS, Sharma B B, Garg J. Neurocysticercosis presenting as Parkinsonism. Neurol India 2013;61:656-7

How to cite this URL:

Verma R, Anand KS, Sharma B B, Garg J. Neurocysticercosis presenting as Parkinsonism. Neurol India [serial online] 2013 [cited 2020 Sep 20];61:656-7. Available from: http://www.neurologyindia.com/text.asp?2013/61/6/656/125276

Parkinsonism

More Details

Figure 1: (a) Magnetic resonance imaging brain (T1-W) showing multiple hypointense cystic lesions with eccentric mural nodule in case. (b) Magnetic resonance imaging brain (T2-W) showing multiple hyperintense cystic lesions with eccentric hypointense mural nodule in case 1



Click here to view

Figure 2: (a) Magnetic resonance imaging brain (proton density imaging) showing cystic lesions having thin hypointense wall with eccentric hypointense nodule in bilateral basal ganglia in case 2. (b)Magnetic resonance imaging brain (T2-W) showing cystic lesions having thin hypointense wall with eccentric hypointense nodule in bilateral basal ganglia in case 2



Click here to view

» References

1. Carabin H, Ndimubanzi PC, Budke CM, Nguyen H, Qian Y, Cowan LD, et al. Clinical manifestations associated with neurocysticercosis: A systematic review. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2011;5:e1152.

[ PUBMED ] 2. Cosentino C, Velez M, Torres L, Garcia HH, Cysticercosis Working Group in Perú. Cysticercosis lesions in basal ganglia are common but clinically silent. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2002;104:57-60.

3. Verma A, Berger JR, Bowen BC, Sanchez-Ramos J. Reversible parkinsonian syndrome complicating cysticercus midbrain encephalitis. Mov Disord 1995;10:215-9.

[ PUBMED ] 4. Sá DS, Teive HA, Troiano AR, Werneck LC. Parkinsonism associated with neurocysticercosis. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2005;11:69-72.

5. Patel R, Jha S, Yadav RK. Pleomorphism of the clinical manifestations of neurocysticercosis. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2006;100:134-41.

[ PUBMED ] 6. Bianchin MM, Velasco TR, Takayanagui OM, Sakamoto AC. Neurocysticercosis, mesial temporal lobe epilepsy and hippocampal sclerosis: An association largely ignored. Lancet Neurol 2006;5:20-1.

[ PUBMED ] 7. DeGiorgio CM, Houston I, Oviedo S, Sorvillo F. Deaths associated with cysticercosis. Report of three cases and review of the literature. Neurosurg Focus 2002;12:e2.



Figures