Chiari Malformation and Hydrocephalus Masking Neurocysticercosis

Publication date: June 2018
Source:World Neurosurgery, Volume 114
Author(s): Sharad Rajpal, Colson Tomberlin, Andrew Bauer, Robert C. Forsythe, Sigita Burneikiene
BackgroundVarious diagnostic characteristics associated with neurocysticercosis have been well studied; however, their potential to be implicated in other differential diagnoses has not been well demonstrated.Case DescriptionWe report the case of a 55-year-old Hispanic man who underwent a Chiari decompression surgery, which was complicated with hydrocephalus. Despite a ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement, he continued to have headaches and was soon found to have several skull base subarachnoid lesions, which were later diagnosed as the sequelae of an active neurocysticercosis infection.ConclusionThis case report highlights the importance of overlapping symptoms between diseases in a short temporal context.



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