[Calcified cysticerci in basal ganglia and Parkinson's syndrome: report of a case].
It is reported the case of a 57 years-old man from Maranhão State who presented Parkinson's syndrome. Images proper to calcified cysticerci were found in the basal ganglia at the CT-scan examination. Considerations are made as to: the low frequency of cysticercosis in the northern region of the country where the patient lives; the association of symptomatic Parkinson's syndrome and cysticercosis of the central nervous system, which is rare; the demonstration of calcified cysticerci in basal ganglia in this situation, which was not registered up to the present time.
D001480:Basal Ganglia Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000469:parasitology; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000150:complications*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Cisticercos calcificados em gãnglios da base e síndrome parkinsoniana: registro de um caso.