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| Vidal,José E.; Spichler,Anne; Oliveira,Augusto C. P. de; Lomar,André Villela. |
| Toxoplasmic encephalitis is the most common cerebral mass lesion in patients with AIDS. The definitive diagnosis requires direct demonstration of the tachyzoite form of Toxoplasma gondii in cerebral tissue. The presumptive diagnosis is based on serology, clinical and radiological features, and on response to anti-Toxoplasma therapy. Typically, patients have a subacute presentation of focal neurological signs, with multiple lesions in computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). However, the neurological and CT scan spectrum is broad. We report a case of toxoplasmic encephalitis in a heterosexual man without prior history of HIV infection. He was admitted with four days of headache, confusion, and new onset of seizures. His brain CT... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/report |
Palavras-chave: Toxoplasmic encephalitis; Computadorized tomography; Magnetic resonance imaging; Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. |
| Ano: 2004 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702004000100010 |
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| Andrade-Filho,Antônio de Souza; Figuerôa,Luiz Frederico da Silva; Andrade-Souza,Victor Mascarenhas. |
| Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a common parasitic disease in our region, presenting diversity of neurological symptoms and signs. The present study has as primary objective an evaluation of the NCC's clinical and epidemiological profile within Bahia State, by means of a prospective study of 220 patients diagnosed from March 1988 to March 1999, with a follow-up of six months. Exams, such as Computed Cranial Tomography Scan (CT), Cerebral Spine Fluid (CSF) and Electroencephalogram (EEG), were accomplished in three distinct moments of these patients' evolution: at starting or diagnostic point (zero time), at after-intervention period (one month after treatment), and at control period (six months after treatment). |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Neurocysticercosis; Computadorized tomography; Epidemiology; Clinical. |
| Ano: 2007 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702007000100025 |
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