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Cerebral cysticercosis is unfortunately a not uncommon disease in Korea, which was a hardly manageable parasitic infestation on the central nervous system. After the introduction of the brain C-T scan, diagnosis and treatment of cerebral cysticercosis were improved markedly. The author analyzed 94 cases of cerebral cysticercosis who had been admitted to the Department of Neurosurgery and Neurology, Yonsei University Medical School from July 1972 to June 1983. Of the 94 patients, 52 operations were performed in 47 patients. The analysis and evaluation were made with particular emphasis on brain C-T scan finding.
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Humanos , Encéfalo , Sistema Nervioso Central , Cisticercosis , Diagnóstico , Corea (Geográfico) , Neurología , Neurocirugia , Facultades de MedicinaRESUMEN
Presented a 39 year old man of cerebral malaria and pertinent literature were reviewed briefly. The patient was admitted because of fever and drowsy mental state. On admission, there were mild icteric sclerae and hepatomegaly. Brain C-T scan was normal. The cerebrospinal fluid study showed increased pressure (280 mmH20), and protein content (150 mg/dl) with mild pleocytosis. The EEG revealed diffuse delta waves throughout the head. At the 3rd hospital day, the patient was rapidly deteriorated to comatous state showing marked hyperbilirubinemia, thrombocytopenia and bleeding tendency and expired. Numerous plasmodium falciparum parasites were revealed in the peripheral blood smear.