Hauptman J S, Hinrichs C, Mele C, Lee H J
Department of Radiology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ, USA.
Emerg Radiol. 2005 Apr;11(3):153-7. doi: 10.1007/s10140-004-0383-y.
Neurocysticercosis is a major cause of acquired epilepsy around the globe. The racemose form of this disease, which has a predilection for the subarachnoid space, is rare in the US. The patient described here had a combination of intraventricular and subarachnoid cysticercal cysts. In the following report, the CT and MR characteristics of this rare form of neurocysticercosis both before and after treatment are described, and the current issues surrounding management are briefly discussed.
神经囊尾蚴病是全球后天性癫痫的主要病因。这种疾病的葡萄状形式易累及蛛网膜下腔,在美国较为罕见。本文所述患者同时存在脑室内和蛛网膜下腔囊尾蚴囊肿。在以下报告中,描述了这种罕见形式的神经囊尾蚴病治疗前后的CT和MR特征,并简要讨论了当前围绕治疗的问题。