title: Cisternal cysticercosis: a diagnostic problem--a short report.
abstract: We describe a patient in whom a hypodense nonenhancing mass on CT scan in the regions of quadrigeminal cistern, and causing obstructive hydrocephalus, was initially diagnosed as an epidermoid but subsequent MR evaluation and surgery resulted in the diagnosis of a racemose cysticercus cyst.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Sciences, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, 632 004, India.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Bannur
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rajshekhar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D020019:Neurocysticercosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed