Intraventricular neurocysticercosis: Experience and long-Term outcome from a tertiary referral center in the United States

Abstract

Ventricular involvement in neurocysticercosis (NCC), a common serious manifestation of NCC, has distinct clinical presentations, complications, and treatments primarily because of partial or complete obstruction of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flow by Taenia solium cysts. We review the clinical course, treatments, and long-term outcomes in 23 of 121 (19.0%) total NCC patients with ventricular cysts referred to the National Institutes of Health from 1985 to the October 2017. Patients had a median age of 31.8 (range: 22.4–52.6 years), were 60.9% male, diagnosed a median of 6.5 years (range: 0.17–16 years) after immigration, and were followed for a median of 3.6 years (range: 0.1–30.5 years). ..