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Ischemic stroke as a presentation of neurocysticercosis: report of a case
- Source :
- Acta Neurológica Colombiana, Volume: 35, Issue: 2, Pages: 111-115, Published: JUN 2019
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Asociación Colombiana de Neurología, 2019.
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Abstract
- RESUMEN La cisticercosis es una infección parasitaria, prevalente principalmente en países en vía de desarrollo, con una seroprevalencia en Colombia de 8,6 % (1). Generalmente, el diagnóstico se realiza en el contexto de una de sus formas más graves, la neurocisticercosis, que a su vez presenta un espectro grande de manifestaciones que van desde crisis epilépticas hasta accidentes cerebrovasculares agudos. Este reporte describe el caso atípico de una mujer joven con infarto cerebral secundario a neurocisticercosis, complicación que representa un reto clínico importante y que se debe considerar en el diagnóstico diferencial. SUMMARY Cysticercosis is a parasitic infection prevalent mainly in developing countries, with a seroprevalence in Colombia of 8.6 %. Diagnosis is usually made in the context of one of its most serious forms, neurocysticercosis, which in turn has a large spectrum of manifestations ranging from epileptic seizures to acute cerebrovascular accidents. This report describes the atypical case of a young woman with cerebral infarction secondary to neurocysticercosis, a complication that represents an important clinical challenge and that should be taken into account in the differential diagnosis.
Details
- Language :
- Spanish; Castilian
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Acta Neurológica Colombiana, Volume: 35, Issue: 2, Pages: 111-115, Published: JUN 2019
- Accession number :
- edsair.od.......618..e0349e0a5bf87f1bf1fc5f4ce6e01297