Frequency of suspected cases of neurocysticercosis detected by computed skull tomography in Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
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42(1): 57-8, Jan.-Feb. 2000.
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RESUMO
Due to the lack of studies about neurocysticercosis in the South of Brazil, an investigation was conducted to determine the percentage of suspected cases of neurocysticercosis in computed tomography diagnoses in Santa Maria, RS, from January 1997 to December 1998. Of 6300 computed tomographies (CT) of the skull performed at the private Hospital de Caridade Astrogildo de Azevedo, 80, i.e., 1.27 percent were suspected of neurocysticercosis. Fifty were women (62.5 percent) and 30 were men (37.5 percent). The most frequent radiological manifestation indicating neurocysticercosis was the presence of calcifications (isolated or associated), with a 95 percent rate (76 cases), while the presence of hypodense lesions reached a 5 percent rate (4 cases). After routine analysis, each CT was evaluated again and the suspected cases were confirmed. The percentage of suspected cases of neurocysticercosis detected by CT in the present study carried out in Santa Maria was considered low (1.27 percent). This can be explained by the fact that tomography is not accessible to the economically underprivileged population of Santa Maria. We hope that the present study can alert the population and the professionals to the fact that neurocysticercosis is a more frequent disease than indicated by the few diagnoses made
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Sujet Principal:
Crâne
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Tomodensitométrie
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Neurocysticercose
Limites du sujet:
Femelle
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Humains
Pays comme sujet:
Amérique du Sud
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Brésil
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
Thème du journal:
Médecine tropicale
Année:
2000
Type:
Article
Pays d'affiliation:
Brésil
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