Wong A S, Ho K H
Department of Medicine, National University Hospital, Singapore.
Singapore Med J. 1997 Jul;38(7):297-9.
A 30-year-old Indian migrant worker presented with seizures at the National University Hospital. A CT-scan of the brain showed multiple calcifications and cysts consistent with neurocysticercosis. Plain radiographs of the humeri and femora also revealed multiple soft tissue calcifications. He was given a course of anti-helminthic therapy and started on anti-epileptics. Neurocysticercosis is a common cause of seizures in endemic areas and must be considered in the differential diagnosis of epilepsy involving the members of the large community of migrant workers in Singapore.
一名30岁的印度 migrant worker 在国立大学医院出现癫痫发作。脑部CT扫描显示多处钙化和囊肿，符合神经囊尾蚴病。肱骨和股骨的X线平片也显示多处软组织钙化。他接受了一个疗程的抗蠕虫治疗，并开始服用抗癫痫药物。在流行地区，神经囊尾蚴病是癫痫发作的常见原因，在对新加坡大量 migrant worker 群体中的癫痫进行鉴别诊断时必须予以考虑。
