Case Report - Neuro-cysticercosis with Japanese encephalitis: Magnetic Resonance imaging with diffusion and spectroscopy

Neuro-cysticercosis (NCC) and Japanese encephalitis (JE) are common in tropical countries. Two cases of NCC with coexistent JE are presented, which share same socio-demographic and ecologic factors and have the same intermediate host (pig). Patients were on treatment for NCC and presented in comatos...

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Published inNeurology India Vol. 53; no. 2
Main Author Pungavkar Sona A., Shah Jeshil R., Gadani Samir, Singhai Alok, Patkar Deepak P., Desai Sanjay
Format Journal Article
Published India Medknow Publications on behalf of the Neurological Society of India 01.08.2005
Subjects
Japanese encephalitis
MR diffusion studies
MR spectroscopy
MRI
neuro-cysticercosis
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Summary:Neuro-cysticercosis (NCC) and Japanese encephalitis (JE) are common in tropical countries. Two cases of NCC with coexistent JE are presented, which share same socio-demographic and ecologic factors and have the same intermediate host (pig). Patients were on treatment for NCC and presented in comatose state. Sudden clinical deterioration of a patient with NCC should warrant a search for coexistent JE. We report findings of magnetic resonance spectroscopy and diffusion-weighted imaging of the JE.
ISSN:0028-3886