title: Clinical and radiographic response of fourth ventricle cysticercosis to praziquantel therapy.
abstract: A case of fourth ventricle cysticercosis treated with praziquantel is presented. The disappearance of the lesion six months after the treatment was demonstrated by CT scan. A review of the literature indicates that this is a very exceptional result, because with recently intraventricular cysticercosis was considered to be non-responsive to praziquantel treatment, making surgery necessary.
authors.affiliation: Service of Neurosurgery, Hospital General de Vigo, Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fandiño
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Botana
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fandiño
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gomez-Bueno
mesh_terms: D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000187:drug effects / Q000469:parasitology*; D014695:Cerebral Ventriculography; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012008:Recurrence; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D011223:Praziquantel