title: [Cerebral cysticerc is a rare cause of hydrocephalus].
abstract: We present a case of a 39-year-old woman from Thailand. She presented with dizziness and signs of raised intracranial pressure. Magnetic resonance scanning revealed multiple cysticercs in cerebrum and cerebellum, and one of the cysticercs compressed the cerebral aqueduct resulting in hydrocephalus. The patient was transferred to an infectious disease department, where appropriate treatment with albendazol was initiated. Surprisingly she was found HIV-positive with a CD4 count of approx. 10 m/l. The patient deteriorated over the following week and died due to raised intracranial pressure.
authors.affiliation: Neurologisk Afdeling, Vejle Sygehus, Denmark. malkart_83@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Mustapha Mehieddin
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Itani
authors.forename: Gitte Maria
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Jørgensen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015766:Albendazole / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000469:parasitology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D020019:Neurocysticercosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013785:Thailand / Q000208:ethnology; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D015766:Albendazole