Subarachnoid Neurocysticercosis Case Series Reveals a Significant Delay in Diagnosis—Requiring a High Index of Suspicion Among Those at Risk-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Subarachnoid Neurocysticercosis Case Series Reveals a Significant Delay in Diagnosis—Requiring a High Index of Suspicion Among Those at Risk

Published:2024-03-21 Issue:5 Volume:11 Page:
ISSN:2328-8957
Container-title:Open Forum Infectious Diseases
language:en
Short-container-title:

Author:

Beatty Norman L¹²,Kaur Harpreet³,Schlaffer Kathryn³,Thompson Kathryn¹,Manavalan Preeti¹,Rijos Zulmarie R¹,Raman Abhinandan A¹,Droghini H Richard⁴,O’Connell Elise M⁴⁵^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Division of Infectious Diseases and Global Medicine, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Florida , Gainesville, Florida , USA

2. Emerging Pathogens Institute, University of Florida , Gainesville, Florida , USA

3. Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Maryland , Baltimore, Maryland , USA

4. Division of Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , Bethesda, Maryland , USA

5. Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases , Bethesda, Maryland , USA

Abstract

Abstract Subarachnoid neurocysticercosis can be challenging to recognize, which often leads to a delay in diagnosis. We report 3 cases presenting as chronic headache disorders that highlight the unique manifestations seen with this form of neurocysticercosis and the role that the infectious diseases consultant can play in ensuring a timely diagnosis.

Funder

Intramural Research

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

National Institutes of Health

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Link

https://academic.oup.com/ofid/advance-article-pdf/doi/10.1093/ofid/ofae176/57039145/ofae176.pdf

Reference12 articles.

1. Relevance of 3D magnetic resonance imaging sequences in diagnosing basal subarachnoid neurocysticercosis;Carrillo Mezo;Acta Trop,2015

2. Analysis of cerebrospinal fluid in racemose form of neurocysticercosis;Bazan;Arq Neuropsiquiatr,2015

3. Natural history of treated subarachnoid neurocysticercosis;Nash;Am J Trop Med Hyg,2020

4. Chronic meningitis investigated via metagenomic next-generation sequencing;Wilson;JAMA Neurol,2018

5. Clinicopathology conference: 41-year-old woman with chronic relapsing meningitis;Beck;Ann Neurol,2019