title: Neurocysticercosis with Diplopia Responds Well to Albendazole.
abstract: We report a case of neurocysticercosis concurrent with taeniasis in a 31-year-old woman. The patient presented with a headache and diplopia. Oculomotor disturbances with a left adduction deficit were observed. Fundoscopy revealed papilledema. Additionally, computed tomography of the brain revealed more than 20 small cysts within the parenchyma, most of which were associated with ring enhancement. Moreover, serum antibody testing (Western blotting) for Taenia solium-cysticerci was positive. The patient received albendazole and corticosteroids, and progressive resolution of the neurological symptoms and papilledema was observed starting approximately three days after administration. This patient has been asymptomatic for more than one year.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infection Prevention and Control, Tokyo Medical University Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: Akihiro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Itaru
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fukushima
authors.forename: Yasutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mizuno
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.forename: Tetsuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000818:Animals; D000923:Anticestodal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001921:Brain / Q000469:parasitology; D004172:Diplopia; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D020019:Neurocysticercosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000923:Anticestodal Agents; D015766:Albendazole