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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Arquivos Brasileiros de Neurocirurgia: Brazilian Neurosurgery 2020; 39(01): 018-021
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-3399536
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Bruns Syndrome Caused by Intraventricular Neurocysticercosis: Literature Review

Síndrome de Bruns causada por neurocisticercose intraventricular: Revisão da literatura
Guilherme Gago da Silva 
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital São José, Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
,
Nelson Pires Ferreira
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital São José, Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
,
João Pedro Einsfeld Britz
2   Universidade de Caxias do Sul, Caxias do Sul, RS, Brazil
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07 July 2019

30 September 2019

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09 January 2020 (online)

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Abstract

Bruns syndrome is one of the clinical presentations of intraventricular neurocysticercosis, and it is characterized by episodes of headache, vertigo and vomiting. The intraventricular form of neurocysticercosis occurs in 7% to 20% of the cases, and it is more serious than the intraparenchymal form. The management is primarily surgical, associated with pharmacological therapy with anthelmintic drugs and corticosteroids. We report the case of a patient who presented Bruns syndrome due to neurocysticercosis.

Resumo

A síndrome de Bruns é uma das apresentações clínicas da neurocisticercose intraventricular, caracterizada por episódios de cefaleia, vertigem e vômitos. A forma intraventricular da neurocisticercose ocorre entre 7% e 20% dos casos, e é mais grave do que a forma intraparenquimatosa. O tratamento é principalmente cirúrgico, associado a terapia farmacológica com drogas anti-helmínticas e corticosteroides. Relatamos o caso de uma paciente que apresentou síndrome de Bruns por neurocisticercose.

Keywords

neurocysticercosis - cysticercus - neurosurgery

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neurocisticercose - cisticerco - neurocirurgia
 

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