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Disseminated neurocysticercosis presenting as isolated acute monocular painless vision loss.

Abstract
Neurocysticercosis, the most common parasitic infection of the nervous system, is known to affect the brain, eyes, muscular tissues and subcutaneous tissues. However, it is very rare for patients with ocular cysts to have concomitant cerebral cysts. Also, the dominant clinical manifestation of patients with cerebral cysts is either seizures or headache. We report a patient who presented with acute monocular painless vision loss due to intraocular submacular cysticercosis, who on investigation had multiple cerebral parenchymal cysticercal cysts, but never had any seizures. Although such a vision loss after initiation of antiparasitic treatment has been mentioned previously, acute monocular vision loss as the presenting feature of ocular cysticercosis is rare. We present a brief review of literature along with this case report.
AuthorsGaurav M Kasundra, Amita Narendra Bhargava, Bharat Bhushan, Subhakaran Khichar, Isha Sood
JournalJournal of neurosciences in rural practice (J Neurosci Rural Pract) Vol. 5 Issue Suppl 1 Pg. S89-92 (Nov 2014) ISSN: 0976-3147 [Print] United States
PMID25540557 (Publication Type: Case Reports)

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