Multifocal Central Nervous System Lesions in Three Patients With Trichinosis
| Autor: | Patricia Halfon, R. Caquet, A. Ellrodt, Martine Dési, Philippe Le Bras, Philippe Halimi, Patrice Bourée |
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| Rok vydání: | 1987 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Contrast enhancement Central nervous system Infarction Flubendazole Trichinosis chemistry.chemical_compound Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) medicine Humans Brain Diseases medicine.diagnostic_test Antiparasitic Drugs business.industry Brain Trichinellosis Magnetic resonance imaging Middle Aged Hypoxia (medical) medicine.disease medicine.anatomical_structure chemistry Neurology (clinical) Radiology medicine.symptom Tomography X-Ray Computed business |
| Zdroj: | Archives of Neurology. 44:432-434 |
| ISSN: | 0003-9942 |
| DOI: | 10.1001/archneur.1987.00520160064016 |
| Popis: | • Three patients with trichinosis developed central nervous system complications. Cerebral computed tomography showed multifocal hypodense lesions in two patients. The lesions were associated with contrast enhancement and cortical gyral enhancement in the first case, suggesting hypoxia and infarction. In the second patient, magnetic resonance imaging showed multiple high-signalintensity lesions. Early cerebral computed tomography was normal in the third patient. All patients recovered after treatment with antiparasitic drugs and corticosteroids. We suggest that neurologic complications of trichinosis should be treated by corticosteroids and flubendazole. |
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