Presentation
Convulsions.
Patient Data
Age: 20 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Neurocysticercosis - vesicular stage
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Multiple well-defined sub-centimeter hyperintense lesions in both cerebral and cerebellar hemispheres, including the bilateral ganglio-thalamic region. Internal eccentric scolex noted. No evidence of mass effect. Multiple other similar lesions are seen in the scalp region, both orbits and infratemporal fossae.
Case Discussion
These findings represent disseminated intra- and extracranial neurocysticercosis.