scholarly journals Cysticercosis Involving Muscle of Mastication: A Review and Report of Two Cases

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarbjeet Singh ◽  
V. Sreenivasan ◽  
Kanika Garg ◽  
Nikhel Dev Wazir ◽  
Jaspal Singh Rajput ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Taenia Solium ◽  
Parasitic Infection ◽  
Primary Site ◽  
Common Disease ◽  
Temporalis Muscle ◽  
Mri Findings ◽  
Larval Stages ◽  
The Central Nervous System

Cysticercosis is a parasitic infection caused by the larval stages of the parasitic cestode,Taenia solium. It is a common disease in developing countries where it is also endemic. The central nervous system (CNS) is the most important primary site of infection and the disease can present with solitary or multiple space occupying lesions. Cases of cysticercosis presenting as isolated muscle mass (pseudotumours) without involvement of the CNS have also been recently described in the literature. We present two cases who presented to us with pain, swelling, and tenderness involving the temporalis muscle along with trismus. Ultrasonography and MRI findings were suggestive of cysticercosis involving the temporalis muscle which resolved after the albendazole therapy.

Serial CT and MRI findings in a patient with isolated angiitis of the central nervous system associated with cerebral amyloid angiopathy

Amyloid ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 256-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takashi Oide ◽  
Takahiko Tokuda ◽  
Yo-Ichi Takei ◽  
Hitoshi Takahashi ◽  
Kenjiro Ito ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy ◽  
Amyloid Angiopathy ◽  
Mri Findings ◽  
The Central Nervous System ◽  
Serial Ct ◽  
Cerebral Amyloid ◽  
Ct And Mri

scholarly journals Cerebellar Neurocysticercosis as Long-Term Complication of Allogeneic Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation from Haploidentical Donor

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Federico Meconi ◽  
Giulia Ciangola ◽  
Benedetta Mariotti ◽  
Raffaella Cerretti ◽  
Laura Cudillo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Stem Cell ◽  
Stem Cell Transplantation ◽  
Cell Transplantation ◽  
Haematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation ◽  
Taenia Solium ◽  
Haematopoietic Stem Cell ◽  
The Central Nervous System

Neurocysticercosis, an infection of the central nervous system with the larval stage of the cestode Taenia solium, is uncommon in developed countries. We report a case of allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation from a haploidentical donor complicated, in the long term, by T. solium infection of the central nervous system and successfully treated with empiric antiparasitic therapy with albendazole plus dexamethasone. Revised diagnostic criteria proposed by Del Brutto et al. were used for the definitive diagnosis of cerebellar neurocysticercosis.

Actinomycotic granuloma of the Gasserian ganglion with primary site in a dental root

1981 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 553-555 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enrico Perna ◽  
R. Liguori ◽  
G. Petrone ◽  
E. Mannarino
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Special Reference ◽  
Unusual Case ◽  
Primary Site ◽  
Pathological Diagnosis ◽  
Gasserian Ganglion ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Central Nervous System ◽  
Fine Print

✓ An unusual case of cerebral actinomycosis of the Gasserian ganglion is reported. The location and the pathological diagnosis of granuloma are both extremely rare. The literature is briefly reviewed with special reference to similar reports. The manner of spread and the course of the disease are described. The present case tends to confirm the opinion that primary cerebral actinomycosis is extremely rare and probably does not exist. The case also definitely indicates that the organism reaches the central nervous system by way of nerve or perineural pathways.

Über die gerichtete Aufnahme des Biopterins im Organismus I.

1968 ◽  
Vol 23 (5) ◽  
pp. 666-670 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gisela Hanser ◽  
Heinz Rembold
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Metabolic Activity ◽  
Phenylalanine Hydroxylase ◽  
Tracheal Epithelium ◽  
Cellular Activity ◽  
Functional Importance ◽  
Larval Stages ◽  
The Central Nervous System ◽  
High Metabolic Activity

C14 labelled Biopterin and Neopterin, when fed to larval stages of Queen and Worker bees, behave similarly and are incorporated into different organs. During metamorphosis and imaginal development, the accumulation of the radioactive pterins is found in places of high metabolic activity such as the eyes, wings, legs. They are also found in the tracheal epithelium, in the wing muscles and the ovaries. In tissues of high cellular activity the radioactivity is found in the nuclei. The concentration of the administered labelled Biopterin and Neopterin into the imaginal cuticle at the time of sclerotization and pigmentation, as well as their directed uptake by the peripheral ganglion sheath of the central nervous system points to the functional importance of these pterins as cofactors of phenylalanine hydroxylase and respectively of tryptophane hydroxylase in insects.

scholarly journals A STUDY ON A CASE OF SPINAL NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS: A RARE CASE REPORT

2021 ◽  
pp. 44-45
Author(s):  
Piyush Modi ◽  
Rajeev Kumar Singh ◽  
K.S Shahi ◽  
Prateek Shakya
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Rare Case ◽  
Parasitic Infection ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
Rare Case Report ◽  
The Central Nervous System

Neurocysticercosis is the most common parasitic infection of the central nervous system worldwide. However , cysticercosis affecting the spine is considered extremely rare. We report one case of spinal cysticercosis with review of literature.

Clinical Neurotology

2021 ◽  
pp. 841-850
Author(s):  
Scott D. Eggers
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Vestibular System ◽  
Correct Diagnosis ◽  
Head Movements ◽  
Common Disease ◽  
Stable Vision ◽  
Continuous Interaction ◽  
The Central Nervous System ◽  
Examination Techniques

Normal balance is the consequence of continuous interaction between visual, vestibular, and proprioceptive mechanisms. The vestibular system is a system in which head movements and positions cause mechanical forces to be transduced into electrochemical signals that are relayed to the central nervous system for the purpose of maintaining clear stable vision and equilibrium. With a basic understanding of physiology, common disease processes, and examination techniques, a correct diagnosis can generally be made at the bedside.

scholarly journals Bruns' syndrome and racemose neurocysticercosis: a case report

2012 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 269-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberta Diehl Rodriquez ◽  
Denise Neme da Silva Crestani ◽  
José Otávio Dworzecki Soares ◽  
Paulo Roberto Franceshini ◽  
Ronnie Petersen Alves ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Immune Response ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Taenia Solium ◽  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
Head Posture ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
Type Size ◽  
The Central Nervous System ◽  
Basal Cisterns

Cysticercosis is an infection caused by the larval stage of the tapeworm Taenia solium. The parasite may infect the central nervous system, causing neurocysticercosis (NCC). The clinical manifestations depend on load, type, size, location, stage of development of the cysticerci, and the host's immune response against the parasite. The racemose variety occurs in the ventricles or basal cisterns and is a malignant form. Mobile ventricular mass can produce episodic hydrocephalus on changing head posture with attacks of headache, vomiting, and vertigo, triggered by abrupt movement of the head, a phenomenon called Bruns' syndrome (BS). We report a patient with racemose NCC and BS.

scholarly journals Cerebral cysticercosis in Campina Grande, Paraíba - northern Brazil: computerized tomography diagnosis importance

1996 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 94-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thiago D. Gonçalves-Coêlho ◽  
Matheus Diniz G. Coelho
Keyword(s):  
Central Nervous System ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Endemic Area ◽  
Taenia Solium ◽  
Larval Form ◽  
Cysticercus Cellulosae ◽  
Pedro I ◽  
The Central Nervous System ◽  
Cerebral Cysticercosis ◽  
Northern Brazil

Neurocysticercosis is the infection of the central nervous system by the larval form of Taenia solium , the Cysticercus cellulosae. We studied 4011 computerized tomographies performed in TomoHPI Radioimaging Service, Hospital Pedro I, Campina Grande PB, Northern Brazil, since its installation on August 1993 to July 1995. 41 patients were diagnosed as having Cysticercus cerebral infestation, corresponding to an incidence of 1.02%. No cases were related in Campina Grande PB during 1991 according to hospitalizations under prospective payment rates. After this radioimaging service installation, we observed 1.86 cases per month. We conclude that Campina Grande has to be included as an endemic area of neurocysticercosis, needing health service measures to cease the cycle Taenia-Cysticercus, the only way to get rid of such a serious problem.

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