Chronic long-standing headache due to neurocysticercosis.
A 35-year-old Chinese woman presented with a 26-year history of persistent headache, relieved only by diuretics. Characteristic CT findings, peripheral eosinophilia, lymphocytic CSF pleocytosis, elevated CSF IgG, positive oligoclonal bands, antibody-positive ELISA, and Western blot results with Taenia solium antigen, and a favorable response to albendazole led to the diagnosis of neurocysticercosis.
Finsterer
Josef
J
Krankenanstalt Rudolfstiftung, Vienna, Austria.
Li
Mei
M
Rasmkogeler
Kartrin
K
Auer
Herbert
H
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D020019:Neurocysticercosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013997:Time Factors