UNCOMMON PRESENTATIONS OF NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS

Neurocysticercosis commonly presents with seizures, raised intracrania l tension and dementia. The unusual location of the cysts may result i n uncommon manifestations mimicking a host of neurological disorders. Ten patients with neurocysticercosis with rare clinical presentations have been described in this series. These include dorsal midbrain synd rome, isolated bilateral ptosis, papillitis, cerebral hemorrhage, pain ful cervical radiculopathy, progressive swelling of arm, paraplegia du e to intramedullary cyst, third ventricular cyst, dystonia and nominal aphasia masquerading as transient ischaemic attacks. The clinical det ails and possible mechanisms for these rare presentations are discusse d. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.