Neurocysticercosis Presenting as Migraine in the United States

Eamonn Byrnes; Brian Shaw; Ryan Shaw; Mario Madruga; Stephen J. Carlan

doi:10.12659/AJCR.943133

07 March 2024 : Case report USA

Neurocysticercosis Presenting as Migraine in the United States

Challenging differential diagnosis, Rare disease

Eamonn Byrnes^1ABCDEF, Brian Shaw^2BEF, Ryan Shaw^3EF, Mario Madruga^2CDE, Stephen J. Carlan

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DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.943133

Am J Case Rep 2024; 25:e943133

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Figure 1. (A) CT head showed a cluster adjacent to the occipital horn of the right lateral ventricle, which measured maximally 2.6×2.3 cm across (red arrow). (B) MRI brain showed multilocular cystic lesions within the frontal and parietal cortices (white arrow). (C) Cystic lesions seen in the corpus callosum (orange arrow) and occipital lobe (yellow arrow).

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