Abstract | BACKGROUND: CASE PRESENTATION: A 46-year-old Chinese Han female patient presented with low back pain and radicular pain of the right lower limb. The visual analog scale was 6. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a subarachnoid cyst at the S1 level, with a slight enhanced rim. The patient underwent surgical treatment. During surgery, we found the cyst located mainly in the subarachnoid space and partly in a sacral nerve root sleeve. Cysticercosis was also confirmed by postoperative pathological examination. Postoperative drug therapy was performed after cysticercosis was confirmed. Postoperatively, the patient was treated with oral albendazole (15 mg/kg) for 1 month. Only mild sensory impairment was left when she was discharged. After 3 years of follow-up, the visual analog scale reduced from 6 to 2, and the patient's sensory function completely recovered. Magnetic resonance imaging showed no recurrence of cysticercosis. CONCLUSION:
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Authors | Benzhang Tao, Teng Li, Kaipeng Ji, Aijia Shang |
Journal | Journal of medical case reports
(J Med Case Rep)
Vol. 17
Issue 1
Pg. 80
(Feb 22 2023)
ISSN: 1752-1947 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 36814326
(Publication Type: Review, Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Copyright | © 2023. The Author(s). |
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Topics |
- Humans
- Female
- Middle Aged
- Cysticercosis
(diagnosis)
- Neurocysticercosis
- Spinal Nerve Roots
(pathology)
- Albendazole
(therapeutic use)
- Arachnoid Cysts
(surgery)
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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