An unusual case of Cervical intramedullary neurocysticercosis mimicking ependymoma
Journal Title: Nepal Journal of Neuroscience - Year 2018, Vol 15, Issue 3
Abstract
Neurocysticercosis is a common parasitic infection of the central nervous system, caused by larvae of Taeniasolium. Cysticercosis of spine is less common compared to that of brain itself. Anatomically, spinal cysticercosis can be classifi ed as extraspinal (vertebral) or intraspinal (epidural, subdural,arachnoid, or intramedullary), where intramedullary type is extremely rare. Isolated spinal intramedullary neurocysticercosis without brain involvementis even more rare. Preoperative diagnosis of cystericosis within the cord maybe diffi cult; and the clinical and radiographic features may mimick that of more common intramedullary tumor. Here, we present a rare case of cervical intramedullary neurocysticercosis in anadult, presenting with progressive limb weakness, mimicking spinal ependymoma, clinically and radiographically and only diagnosed histopathologically after surgery.
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Dr Suman Phuyal
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