Neuro-ophthalmologic signs and symptoms of cysticercosis.
Fifty-six patients with cysticercosis and neuro-ophthalmic signs were examined by me during an 11-year period. Their symptoms generally reflected increased intracranial pressure caused by hydrocephalus, subacute meningitis, cerebral masses or a combination of these effects. Papilledema (37 patients) was the commonest sign, with pupillary abnormalities (16 patients) and nystagmus (12 patients) frequently encountered. Cysticercosis is a relatively benign, although episodic, disease, as long as secondary obstructive hydrocephalus is promptly diagnosed and treated by CSF shunting procedures.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003560:Cysts / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000209:etiology; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008581:Meningitis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D009759:Nystagmus, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology; D010211:Papilledema / Q000209:etiology; D011680:Pupil / Q000503:physiopathology