Endoscopic approach to fourth ventricle cysticercosis
Neurocysticercosis is the most frequently observed parasitosis of the central nervous system worldwide. The fourth ventricle is the most frequent site of intraventricular infestation, a location that carries a higher risk for CSF blockage and intracranial hypertension due to CSF blockage. A great nu...
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| author | Samuel Tau Zymberg Manoel Antonio Paiva Neto Alessandra A.P. Gorgulho Sérgio Cavalheiro |
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| description | Neurocysticercosis is the most frequently observed parasitosis of the central nervous system worldwide. The fourth ventricle is the most frequent site of intraventricular infestation, a location that carries a higher risk for CSF blockage and intracranial hypertension due to CSF blockage. A great number of patients become shunt dependent which carries a poorer prognosis. We report on a case of a patient with symptomatic obstructive hydrocephalus due to cysticercus in the fourth ventricle where an endoscopic approach via a frontal burr hole was performed. Although there is no consensus in the literature for the optimal treatment of this disease, this method seemed adequate for treatment of fourth ventricle cysticercosis in patients with hydrocephalus, aqueductal and foramen of Monro dilatations. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4cc030b24d1342328c8b032af720ab9f2025-08-20T01:56:45ZengThieme Revinter PublicaçõesArquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria1678-42272003-06-01612A20420710.1590/S0004-282X2003000200009Endoscopic approach to fourth ventricle cysticercosisSamuel Tau Zymberg0Manoel Antonio Paiva Neto1Alessandra A.P. Gorgulho2Sérgio Cavalheiro3Universidade Federal de São PauloUniversidade Federal de São PauloUniversidade Federal de São PauloUniversidade Federal de São PauloNeurocysticercosis is the most frequently observed parasitosis of the central nervous system worldwide. The fourth ventricle is the most frequent site of intraventricular infestation, a location that carries a higher risk for CSF blockage and intracranial hypertension due to CSF blockage. A great number of patients become shunt dependent which carries a poorer prognosis. We report on a case of a patient with symptomatic obstructive hydrocephalus due to cysticercus in the fourth ventricle where an endoscopic approach via a frontal burr hole was performed. Although there is no consensus in the literature for the optimal treatment of this disease, this method seemed adequate for treatment of fourth ventricle cysticercosis in patients with hydrocephalus, aqueductal and foramen of Monro dilatations.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2003000200009&tlng=encysticercosisendoscopyfourth ventriclehydrocephalus |
| spellingShingle | Samuel Tau Zymberg Manoel Antonio Paiva Neto Alessandra A.P. Gorgulho Sérgio Cavalheiro Endoscopic approach to fourth ventricle cysticercosis Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria cysticercosis endoscopy fourth ventricle hydrocephalus |
| title | Endoscopic approach to fourth ventricle cysticercosis |
| title_full | Endoscopic approach to fourth ventricle cysticercosis |
| title_fullStr | Endoscopic approach to fourth ventricle cysticercosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Endoscopic approach to fourth ventricle cysticercosis |
| title_short | Endoscopic approach to fourth ventricle cysticercosis |
| title_sort | endoscopic approach to fourth ventricle cysticercosis |
| topic | cysticercosis endoscopy fourth ventricle hydrocephalus |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2003000200009&tlng=en |
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