The computed tomographic appearance of cerebral cysticercosis in adults and children

Journal Article · Wed Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1982 · Radiology; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1148/radiology.144.4.7111730· OSTI ID:6704436

Byrd, S E; Locke, G E; Biggers, S; Percy, A K

The computed tomographic (CT) scans of 45 patients (30 adults, 15 children) with cerebral cysticercosis were reviewed. These patients had undergone complete diagnostic evaluations including skin tests, laboratory tests, plain skull radiography, radionuclide brain scanning, CT, and cerebral angiography. All of these tests were unrewarding except CT and the indirect hemagglutination tests on the serum. A classification of cerebral cysticercosis based on the location of the lesions in the brain and the CT appearance was developed. Cerebral cysticercosis can be diagnosed by CT findings when there is also a history of seizures and of the patient having lived in an area where the disease is endemic.

• Research Organization: Martin Luther King, Jr. General Hospital, Los Angeles, CA
• OSTI ID: 6704436
• Journal Information: Radiology; (United States), Journal Name: Radiology; (United States) Vol. 144:4; ISSN RADLA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
ADULTS
AGE GROUPS
BODY
BRAIN
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
CHILDREN
COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY
DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DISEASES
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
NERVOUS SYSTEM
ORGANS
PARASITIC DISEASES
PATIENTS
TOMOGRAPHY