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Neurocysticercosis presenting as sudden death

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We report an acute case of a native woman from Peru suffering with cephalalgia which rapidly worsened and ended in her sudden and unexpected death. Brain CT scan showed hydrocephalus and intraventricular calcifications. Histopathological study revealed the presence of intraventricular taenia solium cysts which caused blockage of cerebrospinal fluid and secondary hydrocephalus. Due to the increasing travel movements of people neurocysticercosis must be considered as a cause of unexplained sudden death.

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  1. Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Universitario Son Dureta, Palma de Mallorca, Spain

    J. A. Llompart Pou & J. I. Ayestarán

  2. Department of Pathology, Hospital Universitario Son Dureta, Palma de Mallorca, Spain

    A. Gené & C. Saus

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Llompart Pou, J., Gené, A., Ayestarán, J. et al. Neurocysticercosis presenting as sudden death. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 147, 785–786 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-005-0527-1

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