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Bilateral ptosis: an atypical presentation of neurocysticercosis.
- Source :
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BMJ case reports [BMJ Case Rep] 2012 Jul 25; Vol. 2012. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 Jul 25. - Publication Year :
- 2012
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Abstract
- Isolated ptosis is a rare presentation of neurocysticercosis (NCC). Here we report the case of a 45-year-old woman who presented with acute onset bilateral symmetrical ptosis with no other neurological deficit. Her imaging revealed a single cystic ring-enhancing lesion with perilesional oedema in the midbrain suggestive of NCC. She responded well to prednisolone.
- Subjects :
- Animals
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Middle Aged
Neurocysticercosis complications
Neurocysticercosis drug therapy
Treatment Outcome
Albendazole therapeutic use
Anthelmintics therapeutic use
Blepharoptosis parasitology
Mesencephalon parasitology
Neurocysticercosis diagnosis
Prednisolone therapeutic use
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1757-790X
- Volume :
- 2012
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- BMJ case reports
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 22843753
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2012-006195