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.
Verma
Archana
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Department of Neurology, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.
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Misra
Surendra
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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