title: Intraventricular neurocysticercosis.
abstract: Neurocysticercosis is the commonest CNS parasitic disease worldwide but cysticercal meningitis and intraventricular lesions are relatively rare, especially in Indian patients. We herein report a girl with cysticercal meningitis that remained undiagnosed and the patient later presented with unilateral hydrocephalous due to Foramen of Monroe block by an intraventricular cyst. The need for CSF examination with Wright-Giemsa staining to avoid missing CSF eosinophilia is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India. kalra_veena@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Veena
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kalra
authors.forename: Devendra
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.forename: Ashish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Suri
authors.forename: Rachna
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Seth
authors.forename: Ajay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Garg
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002443:Ceftriaxone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000469:parasitology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008581:Meningitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020019:Neurocysticercosis / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000935:Antifungal Agents; D008795:Metronidazole; D014640:Vancomycin; D002443:Ceftriaxone