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| Year : 2016 | Volume
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Disseminated neurocysticercosis presenting as acute stress reaction
Shruti Srivastava, Manjeet Singh Bhatia, Priyanka Gautam
Department of Psychiatry, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Dilshad Garden, New Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Shruti Srivastava
Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Dilshad Garden, New Delhi - 110 095
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0972-6748.196047
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Neurocysticercosis is the most common and preventable parasitic infection of the central nervous system, but disseminated cysticercosis is said to be rare. We report a case of a 31-year-old male, who presented with anxiety manifestations temporally associated with stress related to job. After initial clinical improvement, he presented with an incapacitating headache which was diagnosed as disseminated neurocysticercosis after thorough evaluation and investigations. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain with contrast showed multiple small hyperintense lesions involving bilateral, temporoparietal, occipital, gangliothalamic with ring enhancement. His cysticercosis antibody IgG serum (EIA) was 2.05. The clinical management consisted of antihelminthic and antiepileptic drugs along with stress management. |
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