Parkinsonism associated with neurocysticercosis

We report two cases of brainstem cysticercotic ependymitis presenting with rigid-akinetic syndrome. There was a good response to levodopa therapy as well as cysticidal therapy with albendazole, allowing later reduction of levodopa dosage in one patient and complete withdrawal in the other.

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Published inParkinsonism & related disorders Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 69 - 72
Main Authors Sá, Daniel S., Teive, Hélio A.G., Troiano, André R., Werneck, Lineu César
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Ltd 2005
Subjects
Adult
Albendazole
Albendazole - therapeutic use
Anthelmintics - therapeutic use
Antiparkinson Agents - therapeutic use
Brain - pathology
Cysticerosis
Female
Humans
Levodopa - therapeutic use
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Neurocysticercosis - complications
Neurocysticercosis - drug therapy
Neurocysticercosis - pathology
Parkinson Disease - drug therapy
Parkinson Disease - etiology
Parkinson Disease - pathology
Parkinsonism
Parkinsonism
Cysticerosis
Albendazole
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Summary:We report two cases of brainstem cysticercotic ependymitis presenting with rigid-akinetic syndrome. There was a good response to levodopa therapy as well as cysticidal therapy with albendazole, allowing later reduction of levodopa dosage in one patient and complete withdrawal in the other.
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ISSN:1353-8020
1873-5126
DOI:10.1016/j.parkreldis.2004.07.009