title: MR spectroscopy in neurocysticercosis.
abstract: MR spectroscopy findings in a case of neurocysticercosis are presented. A combination of elevated lactate, alanine, succinate, and choline levels and reduced levels of N -acetylaspartate and creatine in a cystic intraaxial lesion in the brain helped in characterizing the lesion. To our knowledge, the short echo point resolved spectroscopic sequence (PRESS) spectrum of neurocysticercosis, as described in our case, has not been reported before.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hospital of Saint Raphael, New Haven, CT 06511, USA. sap68@hotmail.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pandit
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gahbauer
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Libertin
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Erdogan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001923:Brain Chemistry; D006801:Humans; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D020019:Neurocysticercosis / Q000175:diagnosis*