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ArticleThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene2016

An Unusual Presentation of Neurocysticercosis: A Space-Occupying Lesion in the Fourth Ventricle Associated with Progressive Cognitive Decline.

Carolin Kurz, Veronika Schmidt, Holger Poppert, Patricia Wilkins, John Noh, Sven Poppert, Jürgen Schlegel, Claire Delbridge, Clarissa Prazeres da Costa, Andrea S Winkler

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Article in The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Neurocysticercosis of the fourth ventricle associated with hydrocephalus.Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center) · 2017
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Carolin KurzDepartment of Neurology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Germany; Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; University Medical Center, Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; Division of Neuropathology, Institute of Pathology, Technical University Munich, Germany; Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Germany kurz@lrz.tum.de.
Veronika SchmidtDepartment of Neurology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Germany; Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; University Medical Center, Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; Division of Neuropathology, Institute of Pathology, Technical University Munich, Germany; Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Germany.
Holger PoppertDepartment of Neurology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Germany; Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; University Medical Center, Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; Division of Neuropathology, Institute of Pathology, Technical University Munich, Germany; Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Germany.
Patricia WilkinsDepartment of Neurology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Germany; Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; University Medical Center, Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; Division of Neuropathology, Institute of Pathology, Technical University Munich, Germany; Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Germany.
John NohDepartment of Neurology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Germany; Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; University Medical Center, Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; Division of Neuropathology, Institute of Pathology, Technical University Munich, Germany; Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Germany.
Sven PoppertDepartment of Neurology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Germany; Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; University Medical Center, Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; Division of Neuropathology, Institute of Pathology, Technical University Munich, Germany; Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Germany.
Jürgen SchlegelDepartment of Neurology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Germany; Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; University Medical Center, Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; Division of Neuropathology, Institute of Pathology, Technical University Munich, Germany; Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Germany.
Claire DelbridgeDepartment of Neurology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Germany; Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; University Medical Center, Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; Division of Neuropathology, Institute of Pathology, Technical University Munich, Germany; Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Germany.
Clarissa Prazeres da CostaDepartment of Neurology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Germany; Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; University Medical Center, Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; Division of Neuropathology, Institute of Pathology, Technical University Munich, Germany; Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Germany.
Andrea S WinklerDepartment of Neurology, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Germany; Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia; University Medical Center, Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany; Division of Neuropathology, Institute of Pathology, Technical University Munich, Germany; Institute of Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Hygiene, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technical University Munich, Germany.
Universität Hamburg · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We communicate a case of a middle-aged Brazilian patient with an unusual presentation of fourth ventricular neurocysticercosis: occurrence of two intraventricular cysts at different locations in the brain within 2 years and cognitive decline as the only neurological symptom. Neurocysticercosis was confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging, serology, histology, and genetic analysis. Neurocysticercosis should be considered as a differential diagnosis in cases with atypical neurologic or psychiatric symptoms, atypical neuroimaging and travel history. Especially, fourth ventricular cysts carry the risk of obstructive hydrocephalus and brainstem compression and therefore should be extirpated completely. If complete removal of the cystic structures cannot be proven in cases with surgically treated neurocysticercosis, anthelminthic therapy and thorough follow-up examinations should be conducted.

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Fourth VentricleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeurocysticercosis

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PMID26621562
PMCPMC4710425
OpenAlexW2207977680

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