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Ocular cysticercosis: | Ocular cysticercosis: | ||
Symptoms depend on the exact site of infestation in the eye. Retinal and subretinal infestaion have the worst prognosis and are the most difficult to treat. | Symptoms depend on the exact site of infestation in the eye. Retinal and subretinal infestaion have the worst prognosis and are the most difficult to treat. | ||
* '''''Extraparenchymal in the brain ventricles and subarachnoid space:''''' | * '''''Extraparenchymal in the brain ventricles and subarachnoid space:''''' | ||
Cysticerci obstruct of the flow of the CSF and cause hydrocephalus. Symptoms usually result from increased intracranial pressure. | Cysticerci obstruct of the flow of the CSF and cause hydrocephalus. Symptoms usually result from increased intracranial pressure. | ||
Headache | *Headache | ||
Nausea and vomiting | *Nausea and vomiting | ||
Decreased visual acuity | *Decreased visual acuity | ||
Seizures | *Seizures | ||
* '''''Spinal cord cysticercosis:''''' | * '''''Spinal cord cysticercosis:''''' | ||
very rare (1.5-3%) of all the cases. (21) | very rare (1.5-3%) of all the cases. (21) | ||
Presentaion depends on the site of the lesion. | Presentaion depends on the site of the lesion. | ||
Paraesthesia | *Paraesthesia | ||
radicular pain | *radicular pain | ||
Muscular weakness due to LMN lesions | *Muscular weakness due to LMN lesions | ||
===Extraneural cysticercosis:=== | ===Extraneural cysticercosis:=== | ||
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History and Symptoms
Presenting symptoms vary with according to the site of infestation:
Neurocysticercosis
Parenchymal:
Many cases (up to 80%) can remain asymptomatic and discovered either in autopsies or accidentally during routine imaging. 19
- Seizures: Most common manifestation of parenchymal neuroccysticercosis.20Seizers can be focal, generalized or focal with secondary generalization.
- Headache
- Nausea and vomiting
- Psychiatric disorders: has a wide variatoin from abnormal dysfunction and up to dementia (20)
Extraparenchymal:
Ocular cysticercosis:
Symptoms depend on the exact site of infestation in the eye. Retinal and subretinal infestaion have the worst prognosis and are the most difficult to treat.
- Extraparenchymal in the brain ventricles and subarachnoid space:
Cysticerci obstruct of the flow of the CSF and cause hydrocephalus. Symptoms usually result from increased intracranial pressure.
- Headache
- Nausea and vomiting
- Decreased visual acuity
- Seizures
- Spinal cord cysticercosis:
very rare (1.5-3%) of all the cases. (21) Presentaion depends on the site of the lesion.
- Paraesthesia
- radicular pain
- Muscular weakness due to LMN lesions
Extraneural cysticercosis:
Cutanuous:
May be asymtomatic Irritation and disfigurement by the nodules
Muscular:
Asymptoamtic Muscle aches and weakness