Computed Tomography in Neurocysticercosis
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S U M M A R Y — Three hundred land fifty seven computed tomography ( C T ) from 100 different patients with neurocysticercosis ( N C ) were studied between 1979 and 1988. All patients were treated with praziquantel ( P Z Q ) . A new classification attempting to recognize the CT evolution profile in N C as well as assigning a possible link between CT findings and biological conditions of cysts is evaluated. It was possible to conclude that: intact cysts remain unchanged in consecutive CTs by 11 months and exhibit signs of degeneration in about 18 months after P Z Q drug therapy; degenerating cysts can be detected by 10.5 months, disappear in 11 months and become nodular calcifications in about 25 months. Therefore, a time period of at least 36 months can be estimated for the complete evolution profile of cysts in the brain parenchyma.
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