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ArticleRadiology case reports2023

Spinal cysticercosis: A case report.

Bui Huy Manh, Tran Dat, Vu Trung Hai, Dong-Van He, Duong Dai Ha, Nguyen-Van Que, Nguyen Minh Duc

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Article in Radiology case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Bui Huy ManhNeurosurgery Center, Department of Neurosurgery I, Viet Duc Hospital, Hanoi, Viet Nam.
Tran DatNeurosurgery Center, Department of Neurosurgery I, Viet Duc Hospital, Hanoi, Viet Nam.
Vu Trung HaiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Hanoi Medical University Hospital, Hanoi, Viet Nam.
Dong-Van HeNeurosurgery Center, Department of Neurosurgery I, Viet Duc Hospital, Hanoi, Viet Nam.
Duong Dai HaNeurosurgery Center, Department of Neurosurgery I, Viet Duc Hospital, Hanoi, Viet Nam.
Nguyen-Van QueDepartment of Radiology, Hanoi Medical University Hospital, Hanoi, Viet Nam.
Nguyen Minh DucDepartment of Radiology, Pham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam.
Hanoi Medical University · VNHanoi Medical University Hospital · VNViet Duc Hospital · VNPham Ngoc Thach University of Medicine · VN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spinal cysticercosis is a rare and severe cysticercosis complication. The pathology is from the inflammatory reaction and granuloma formation around the eggs, which cause focal neurological deficits. Because of the rarity of this condition, diagnosis may be delayed and confused with other myelopathies such as neoplasms or myelitis. We report a 42-year-old woman with low back pain and paraplegia. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a lesion in the spinal canal at the level of L4/L5 that was toward the diagnosis of myelitis. The patient underwent an open biopsy, and the result was granulomatosis caused by cysticercosis. The patient was then given an anticysticercosis medication and gradually recovered.

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