Small calcified lesions suggestive of neurocysticercosis are associated with mesial temporal sclerosis / Pequenas lesões calcificadas sugestivas de neurocisticercose e estão associadas com esclerose mesial temporal
Oliveira, Marcos C. B.; Martin, Maria G. M.; Tsunemi, Miriam H.; Vieira, Gilson; Castro, Luiz H. M..
Arq. neuropsiquiatr
; 72(7): 510-516, 07/2014. tab, graf
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Recent studies have suggested a possible relationship between temporal lobe epilepsy with mesial temporal sclerosis (MTS) and neurocysticercosis (NC). We performed a case-control study to evaluate the association of NC and MTS.
Method:
We randomly selected patients with different epilepsy types, including MTS, primary generalized epilepsy (PGE) and focal symptomatic epilepsy (FSE). Patients underwent a structured interview, followed by head computed tomography (CT). A neuroradiologist evaluated the scan for presence of calcified lesions suggestive of NC. CT results were matched with patients’ data.Results:
More patients in the MTS group displayed calcified lesions suggestive of NC than patients in the other groups (p=0.002). On multivariate analysis, MTS was found to be an independent predictor of one or more calcified NC lesions (p=0.033).Conclusion:
After controlling for confounding factors, we found an independent association between NC calcified lesions and MTS. .
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