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Year : 2004 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 259--260 |
Giant intraparenchymal neurocysticercosis: Unusual MRI findings
Prachi P Agarwal1, Shailesh B Gaikwad1, Ajay Garg1, Vipul Gupta1, NK Mishra1, VS Mehta2
1 Departments of Neuroradiology, Neurosciences Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi - 110029, India 2 Departments of Neurosurgery, Neurosciences Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi - 110029, India
Correspondence Address:
Shailesh B Gaikwad Department of Neuroradiology, AIIMS, New Delhi-110029 India
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PMID: 15269488 
We report a case of surgically proven giant neurocysticercosis (NCC). MR imaging revealed an unusually large solitary parenchymal cystic lesion showing signal intensity similar to CSF on all pulse sequences, with internal septations and a small nodule in the anterior aspect of this lesion compatible with this diagnosis. Identification of a scolex in a cystic lesion with CSF intensity plays a key role in the diagnosis of NCC. The presence of internal septations is an atypical feature.
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