title: [Neurocysticercosis in Rio Grande do Norte before and after computed tomography: report of a case].
abstract: The authors emphasize the importance of computed tomography (CT) in the diagnosis of neurocysticercosis. Before CT, neurocysticercosis was considered rare in the Northeast Brazil. They reviewed fifteen cases diagnosed as neurocysticercosis by CT at the Institute of Radiology, in Natal. A case of neurocysticercosis diagnosed by CT and CSF is reported.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Clínica (DMC), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Brasil.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Galhardo
authors.forename: M O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Coutinho
authors.forename: E S
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: De Albuquerque
authors.forename: L de O
authors.initials: Lde O
authors.lastname: Medeiros
authors.forename: J O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Dantas
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001938:Brazil; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
vernacular_title: A neurocisticercose no Rio Grande do Norte antes e depois da tomografia computadorizada: apresentação de um caso.