Large Cysticercus in the Cerebellopontine Angle: Case Report

Large Cysticercus in the Cerebellopontine Angle: Case Report

Neurocysticercosis is an infection of the central nervous system caused by larvae of the pork tapeworm Taenia solium. We report a case of large cyst in the cerebellopontine angle that increased in size under observation and surgery revealed it to be cysticercus. It was removed in toto and patient im...

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Main Authors: Sushil Kumar, Amit Garg, Amit Handa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2017-04-01
Series:Indian Journal of Neurosurgery
Subjects:
cysticercus
cerebellopontine angle
mri
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0036-1596040

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