Cerebral cysticercus granuloma associated with a subdural effusion.
The association of a solitary cerebral cysticercus granuloma with a subdural effusion is being reported. The granuloma and the effusion resolved following albendazole therapy. We speculate that the spread of the inflammatory changes around the granuloma to the subdural space could have led to the development of the subdural effusion.
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Department of Neurological Sciences, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, 632 004, India.
D000328:Adult; D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D020019:Neurocysticercosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D013353:Subdural Effusion / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000871:Anthelmintics; D015766:Albendazole