J Korean Radiol Soc.  1983 Mar;19(1):30-35. 10.3348/jkrs.1983.19.1.30.

Computed tomographic findings of intracranial cysticercosis

• Lim D
• Choi BI
• Hong SM
• Chang KH

• KMID: 2463198
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jkrs.1983.19.1.30

Abstract

Cysticercosis, like other parasitic disease, is still endemic in many parts of the world, and is not infrequently found in Korea. The authors reviewed CT findings of 54 cases of the cysticercosis involving the centralnervous system which were proven by pathology and clinical findings. The resuls are as follows; 1. Male to femaleratio is 3:1 and the most prevalent age group is the fifth decade. The most common symptom is seizure(56%). 2.Involved areas in the brain are parenchymal (66%), intraventricular (15%), leptomeningeal (40%) and the mixed(15%). 3. Pre-contrast CT findings are the round low density in 46 cases (85%), multiple pin-point calcificationin 18 cases (33%), variable degrees of hydrocephalus in 20 cases (37%) and peripheral edmatous change in 8 cases(15%). 4. Post -enhancement CT findings are complete or partial wall enhancement in 28 cases (50%), nodularenhancement in 18 cases (32%) aand pin-point enhancement in 10 cases (18%) which represents the enhancement of thescolex per se. Basal cisternal enhancement is seen in one case, which is very unusual finding of cysticercosiscellulosae.

MeSH Terms

Brain
Cysticercosis*
Humans
Hydrocephalus
Korea
Male
Parasitic Diseases
Pathology