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Title: | Neurocysticercosis - Case Report and Literature Review | Authors: | Wong, A.S.C. Ho, K.H. |
Keywords: | Anthelmintic therapy Cerebral calcifications Epilepsy |
Issue Date: | Jul-1997 | Citation: | Wong, A.S.C., Ho, K.H. (1997-07). Neurocysticercosis - Case Report and Literature Review. Singapore Medical Journal 38 (7) : 297-299. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. | Abstract: | A 30-year-old Indian migrant worker presented with seizures at the National University Hospital. A CT-scan of the brain showed multiple calcifications and cysts consistent with neurocysticercosis. Plain radiographs of the humeri and femora also revealed multiple soft tissue calcifications. He was given a course of anti-helminthic therapy and started on anti-epileptics. Neurocysticercosis is a common cause of seizures in endemic areas and must be considered in the differential diagnosis of epilepsy involving the members of the large community of migrant workers in Singapore. | Source Title: | Singapore Medical Journal | URI: | http://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/131747 | ISSN: | 00375675 |
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