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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Asian J Neurosurg 2018; 13(01): 154-156
DOI: 10.4103/1793-5482.180894
Case Report

Isolated intramedullary spinal cysticercosis: A case report with review of literature of a rare presentation

Praful Maste
Department of Neurosurgery and Microbiology, J.N Medical College and KLES Dr. Prabhakar Kore Hospital and Medical Research Centre, KLE University, Belgaum, Karnataka
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Yadhu Lokanath
Department of Neurosurgery and Microbiology, J.N Medical College and KLES Dr. Prabhakar Kore Hospital and Medical Research Centre, KLE University, Belgaum, Karnataka
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Shambhulingappa Mahantshetti
Department of Neurosurgery and Microbiology, J.N Medical College and KLES Dr. Prabhakar Kore Hospital and Medical Research Centre, KLE University, Belgaum, Karnataka
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S Soumya
Department of Neurosurgery and Microbiology, J.N Medical College and KLES Dr. Prabhakar Kore Hospital and Medical Research Centre, KLE University, Belgaum, Karnataka
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A number of parasitic infections can involve the central nervous system of which neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common one in developing countries. Most often the brain is involved, spine and spinal cord involvement is very rare and intramedullary involvement is rarer still. Here, we report a 30-year-old male patient, with intramedullary NCC of dorsal spinal cord.

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Albendazole - parasitic infection - spinal intramedullary neurocysticercosis


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Article published online:
14 September 2022

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