PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - J Rodriguez-Carbajal
AU  - P Salgado
AU  - R Gutierrez-Alvarado
AU  - A Escobar-Izquierdo
AU  - C Aruffo
AU  - E Palacios
TI  - The acute encephalitic phase of neurocysticercosis: computed tomographic manifestations.
DP  - 1983 Jan 01
TA  - American Journal of Neuroradiology
PG  - 51--55
VI  - 4
IP  - 1
4099  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/4/1/51.short
4100  - http://www.ajnr.org/content/4/1/51.full
SO  - Am. J. Neuroradiol.1983 Jan 01; 4
AB  - Brain infestation by Cysticercus cellulosae, the larval form of Taenia solium, is a common disorder in Mexico and other Latin American countries, Asia, Africa, and some Eastern European countries. Recent immigration has caused an increase in the number of cases of neurocysticercosis in the United States. This work describes the acute encephalitic form of neurocysticercosis in 26 cases. The clinicopathologic and neuroradiologic manifestations are discussed with particular emphasis on the use of computed tomography as a main diagnosis modality which demonstrates multiple diffuse (85%) or localized (15%) enhancing nodules associated with severe edema.