Transitory alexia without agraphia: a disconnection syndrome due to neurocysticercosis.
We describe a 65-year-old male who presented with acute onset inability to read, without any difficulty in writing. A clinical diagnosis of alexia without agraphia was made and the patient was subjected to routine investigations including contrast MRI. MRI showed a ring-enhancing lesion in left occipital area, suggestive of neurocysticercosis supported by quantitative enzyme-linked immunosorbant assay from purified cell fraction of taenia solium cysticerci (PCF-ELISA). Patient was treated with albendazole and prednisolone for one week. The clinical manifestation as well as the radiological finding resolved after treatment.
Department of Neurology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.
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D000368:Aged; D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020237:Alexia, Pure / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D020019:Neurocysticercosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D041201:Taenia solium
D000871:Anthelmintics; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D011239:Prednisolone; D015766:Albendazole