ABSTRACT
Objective To evaluate the relationship between concentrations of nitric oxide (NO) and antigen-specific immunoglobulin G (IgG) in CSF and intracranial hypertension and epilepsy in patients with neurocysticercosis.Methods The NO concentration and the IgG level were measured in 40 cases of neurocysticercosisk, and the results were compared according to the patients whether had intracranial pressure or epilepsy. 23 patients with varicosis of great saphenous vein required subarachnoid anesthesia were served as control group.Results Compared with control group, the NO concentration in CSF significantly increased in patient group (P0.05) in the patients with epilepsy as compared with the cases without epilepsy.Conclusions The CSF NO concentrations are higher in the patients with neurocysticercosis who had intracranial hypertension or epilepsy. The IgG levels are also increased in the patients who had intracranial hypertension.