You drive me crazy: a case report of acute psychosis and neurocysticercosis.
Cysticercosis is a parasitic disease endemic in several developing countries where people consume raw or insufficiently cooked pork. The authors present a clinical picture of an organic psychosis in a 24 year old female with CNS cysticercosis. The neuroradiologic follow-up of this patient pre and post treatment with praziquantel is presented. The implications of this case with regard to the pathophysiology of schizophrenia and schizophrenia-like psychoses is discussed.
Shriqui
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CL
Department of Psychiatry, Université Laval, Quebec.
Milette
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PC
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004569:Electroencephalography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006220:Haloperidol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D011223:Praziquantel; D003907:Dexamethasone; D006220:Haloperidol