Blepharospasm associated with neurocysticercosis.
Acta Neurol (Napoli)
; 14(1): 56-9, 1992 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-1580205
We report a case of a 48-year-old woman who had a 4 years history of bilateral blepharospasm. CT-scan showed multiple intracranial calcifications (two of them in the left thalamus) corresponding to neurocysticerosis, and a lacunar infarction in right internal capsule area. To our knowledge this case is the first one reported in the literature of blepharospasm associated with (and perhaps symptomatic of?) neurocysticercosis.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Blefarospasmo
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Encefalopatias
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Calcinose
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Cisticercose
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1992
Tipo de documento:
Article