title: Neurocysticercosis: migration and proliferation of cysticercus in a CSF valve.
abstract: A case of colonization of a CSF shunt device by racemous cysts during a long lasting course of neurocysticercosis is reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: V D
authors.initials: VD
authors.lastname: Djientcheu
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zona
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rilliet
mesh_terms: D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020019:Neurocysticercosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D011223:Praziquantel / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016459:Prosthesis-Related Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D017287:Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt / Q000295:instrumentation*
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D011223:Praziquantel; D015766:Albendazole