Spinal cord compression may be caused by –
Correct Answer: Cysticercus
Description: Neurocysticercosis (NCC): It is caused by Taenia solium Based on the site of involvement, NCC of two types - 1. Parenchymal:- Parenchyma 2. Extra-parenchymal:- Meningitis, ventricles and spinal cord(causing compression) Most Common site: Sub-arachnoid space >parenchyma. Seizure: MC manifestation (70% of cases). NCC accounts for 50% cases of late onset epilepsy. Lab diagnosis: Detection of the cyst by CT/MRI CT scan is superior to detect calcified cysts (appears as hyperdense dots). Ankylostomiasis cause ground itch with mild pnemonitis symptoms E. granulosus cause cysts in liver. not in spinal cord
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