J Korean Neurosurg Soc.  1996 Apr;25(4):851-855.

Stereotactic Surgery of Neurocysticercosis

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  • 1Department of Neurosurgery, College of Medicine, Chung-ang University, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

The authors had performed stereotactic surgery to diagnose and treat 2 cases of neurocysticercosis under the local anethesia. Generally, such the open surgery need a general anethesia which may increase the chance of brain parenchyml injury. However, the stereotactic surgery has the advantage of being an easy and precise procedure under local anethesia. The authors reviewed the literature and discussed the stereotactic surgery in the diagnosis, and treatment of neurocysticercosis.

Keyword

Albendazole; Intracranial cyst; Neurocysticercosis; Praziquantel; Scolex; Stereotactic surgery

MeSH Terms

Albendazole
Brain
Diagnosis
Neurocysticercosis*
Praziquantel
Albendazole
Praziquantel
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