Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and neurocysticercosis

R E S U M E N La asociación entre la Esclerosis Lateral Amiotrófica (ELA) y la Neurocisticercosis (NCC) rara vez se ha descrito en la literatura. Presentamos un paciente con ambos trastornos. Se diagnosticó NCC en un paciente de 55 años de edad, masculino con tomografía axial y pruebas de inmunoensayo en l íquido cefalorraquídeo (LCR). Después del tratamiento con Praziquantel, desarrolló bradilalia, disartria llegando a lenguaje incomprensible. También mostró sintomatología bulbar y de neurona motora superior e inferior. La electromiografía apoyó el diagnóstico ELA definida, la resonancia magnética de cerebro confirA B S T R A C T The assoc iat ion between Amyot roph ic Late ra l Sclerosis (ALS) and Neurocyst icercosis (NCC) has rarely been described in literature. We describe a patient with both disorders. NCC was diagnosed in a 55 year-old male patient with posit ive CT scan and cerebrospinal f luid (CSF) immunoassay tests. After Praziquantel treatment, he developed slurred speech, bradylal ia and periods of speech arrest. He also demonst rated bulbar , upper and lower motor neuron symptomatology. Electromyography supported def in ite ALS diagnosis , and brain MRI confirmed the presence of NCC in motor cortices. Although the association between NCC and ALS may have occurred by chance, we hypothesize that auto immune, apoptot ic and c i rcu lato ry CASO CLÍNICO