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Analysis of cerebrospinal fluid in racemose form of neurocysticercosis
Fecha
2015-10-01Registro en:
Arquivos De Neuro-psiquiatria. Sao Paulo Sp: Assoc Arquivos Neuro- Psiquiatria, v. 73, n. 10, p. 852-855, 2015.
0004-282X
10.1590/0004-282X20150120
S0004-282X2015001000852
WOS:000362929200008
S0004-282X2015001000852.pdf
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Autor
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Institución
Resumen
The present work aimed to evaluate the pattern of CSF alterations in patients diagnosed with neurocysticercosis (NCC) in racemose form. Method: This is a retrospective cohort study of patients with diagnosis of NCC in racemose form. CSF samples from 26 patients were analyzed. After patient-chart analysis was performed descriptive analysis of case studies and comparison between sexes in relation to variables were obtained with CSF by Mann-Whitney and Student's t-tests. Results: The sexes did not differ statistically when compared to pleocytosis in CSF. Eosinophils were present in 31% in samples while the ELISA test presented 80% sensitivity in this case series. Of the patient total, 24 presented a meningitis pattern with Lymphocytic predominance. Conclusion: There was no difference in inflammatory pattern between the sexes, with predominance of lymphocytic meningitis and 80% sensitivity by ELISA test of CSF patients with racemose form of NCC.