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SUBMITTER: Campos EM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6028409 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Campos Edison M EM Raslau Flavius D FD Salinas Robert R Di Capua Daniela D Slevin John T JT Villamar Mauricio F MF
Clinical case reports 20180522 7
Movement disorders are uncommon manifestations of neurocysticercosis. When present, most are secondary to parenchymal lesions in the basal ganglia. Rarely, movement disorders can occur in racemose/extraparenchymal neurocysticercosis, an aggressive variant frequently associated with cerebrospinal fluid outflow obstruction and hydrocephalus. Appropriate treatment can reverse neurological manifestations. ...[more]