title: Reversible dementia as a presenting manifestation of racemose neurocysticercosis.
abstract: Racemose cysticercosis is a less frequent presentation of neurocysticercosis (NCC). It's presentation and management is quite different from cerebral parenchymal NCC. Diagnosis of racemose cysticercosis is based on the combination of clinical, epidemiologic, radiographic, and immunologic information. Compared with cysticercus cellulose, which most commonly presents as seizures, racemose NCC due to its extraaxial location presents with raised intracranial pressure and meningitis, and frequently requires neurosurgical intervention. Dementia as a sole presenting feature of NCC is rare. We report a case of racemose NCC with dementia as the presenting manifestation. The outcome of dementia patients with NCC seems favorable in most cases therefore a high index of suspicion for NCC should be kept especially in endemic areas.
authors: Department of Neurology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors: Sudhir
authors: S
authors: Sharma
authors: Manish
authors: M
authors: Modi
authors: Vivek
authors: V
authors: Lal
authors: Sudesh
authors: S
authors: Prabhakar
authors: Amit
authors: A
authors: Bhardwaj
authors: Rakesh
authors: R
authors: Sehgal
keywords: Cisternal neurocysticercosis; intraventricular neurocysticercosis; neurocysticercosis; racemose neurocysticercosis; subarachnoid neurocysticercosis
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