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Query: UMLS:C0851341 (
infestation
)
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document(s) hit in 31,850,051 MEDLINE articles (0.00 seconds)
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common helminthic
infestation
of the central nervous system (CNS) and a leading cause of acquired epilepsy worldwide. The common manifestations of NCC are seizures and headache. The NCC as a cause of
pseudobulbar palsy
is very unusual and not reported yet in the literature. A
pseudobulbar palsy
can occur in any disorder that causes bilateral corticobulbar disease. The common etiologies of
pseudobulbar palsy
are vascular, demyelinative, or motor neuron disease. We report a 38-year-old female patient who presented with partial seizures and
pseudobulbar palsy
. The MRI brain showed multiple small cysts with scolex in both the cerebral hemispheres and a giant intraparenchymal cyst. Our patient responded well to standard treatment of neurocysticercosis and antiepileptics.
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PMID:Neurocysticercosis presenting as pseudobulbar palsy. 2474 Dec 60
