title: Cranial hypertrophic pachymeningitis secondary to neurocysticercosis.
abstract: We report a case of a 46-year-old Brazilian woman, a farmer, who presented with recently uncontrolled epilepsy, daily headaches and ataxia. Cranial CT revealed hydrocephalus which was treated with ventricular drainage. Brain MRI revealed multiple parenchymal cysts of varying stages of neurocysticercosis. In addition, the patient presented with diffuse dural enhancement consisted with pachymeningitis, which is quite an unusual manifestation of neurocysticercosis.
authors.forename: Thiago Cardoso
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Vale
authors.forename: Helena
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Duani
authors.forename: Daniela Lino
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Macedo
authors.forename: Paulo Pereira
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Christo
mesh_terms: D004388:Dura Mater / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000209:etiology; D006984:Hypertrophy / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008581:Meningitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008875:Middle Aged; D020019:Neurocysticercosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed