Computed tomography in neurocysticercosis a 10-year long evolution analysis of 100 patients with an appraisal of a new classification
| Autor: | L. R. Machado, J. P. S. Nobrega, N. G. Barros, J. A. Livramento, L. A. Bacheschi, A. Spina -França |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 1990 |
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| Zdroj: | Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, Vol 48, Iss 4, Pp 414-418 (1990) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1678-4227 0004-282X |
| DOI: | 10.1590/S0004-282X1990000400003 |
| Popis: | Three hundred land fifty seven computed tomography (CT) from 100 different patients with neurocysticercosis (NC) were studied between 1979 and 1988. All patients were treated with praziquantel (PZQ). A new classification attempting to recognize the CT evolution profile in NC as well as assigning a possible link between CT findings and biological conditions of cysts is evaluated. It was possible to conclude that: intact cysts remain unchanged in consecutive CTs by 11 months and exhibit signs of degeneration in about 18 months after PZQ drug therapy; degenerating cysts can be detected by 10.5 months, disappear in 11 months and become nodular calcifications in about 25 months. Therefore, a time period of at least 36 months can be estimated for the complete evolution profile of cysts in the brain parenchyma. |
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