Thoracic intramedullary cysticercosis--two case reports.
A 36-year-old male and a 20-year-old male presented with intramedullary cysticercosis in the thoracic spinal cord. Magnetic resonance imaging clearly identified the cysts. Surgery was performed to decompress the spinal cord, as both patients had progressive and severe worsening of their neurological condition. Intramedullary cysticercosis can be treated successfully by surgery and/or medical therapy.
Muzumdar
Dattatraya
D
Department of Neurosurgery, King Edward VII Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, Parel, Mumbai, India.
Nadkarni
Trimurti
T
Desai
Ketan
K
Dindorkar
Kaustubh
K
Goel
Atul
A
D000328:Adult; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D013896:Thoracic Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*