Case No. | Age range,y. | Delay,mo. | Seizure | Headache | Visual impairment | Transient LOC | Cognitive decline | Neuroimaging features | Treatment |
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1 [10] | 45–50 | 60 | + | + | + | – | + | Head CT showed scattered parenchymal Calcified lesions. Cerebral MRI showed hydrocephalus, enhancement of the basal meninges, and multiple cystic lesions in prepontine cistern and suprasellar cistern. | ABZ, DXM, ETV |
2 [10] | 55–60 | 8 | – | – | + | – | – | Head CT showed a calcified lesion in the left frontal lobe. Cerebral MRI was normal hydrocephalus. Spine MRI was not performed. | ABZ, DXM |
3 [10] | 50–55 | 96 | – | + | + | + | + | Head CT revealed no calcified lesion. Cerebral MRI showed hydrocephalus and enhanced lesion posterior to the medulla. | ABZ, DXM |
4 [10] | 30–35 | 1 | – | – | + | – | – | Cerebral MRI showed hydrocephalus and multiple cystic lesions in the suprasellar cistern. | ABZ, DXM, ETV |
5 [11] | 43–44 | 12 | – | + | – | – | – | Cerebral MRI with contrast showed several small hyperintense lesions involving right cerebellar hemisphere and bilateral occipital, with ring enhancement of gadolinium. | Praziquantel |
6 [12] | 61–66 | N | – | + | N | – | – | Cerebral MRI showed an irregular cystic lesion at the left Sylvian. | Praziquantel, ABZ |
7 [12] | 36 | N | – | + | N | – | – | Cerebral MRI showed cystic lesions in the right lateral hippocampus and left lateral fissure. | Praziquantel, ABZ |
8 [12] | 44–48 | N | + | + | N | + | + | Cerebral MRI showed an expanded ventricular system and hydrocephalus | Praziquantel, ABZ, Ommaya reservoir implantation |
9 [12] | 66–67 | N | – | – | N | – | + | Cerebral MRI showed an expanded ventricular system and a right ventricular cyst. | Praziquantel, ABZ |
10 [12] | 50–53 | N | – | + | N | – | – | Cerebral MRI showed an expanded ventricular system and hydrocephalus. | Praziquantel, ABZ |
11 [12] | 41–42 | N | – | + | N | – | – | Cerebral MRI showed an expanded ventricular system and hydrocephalus. | Praziquantel, ABZ |
12 [12] | 47 | N | – | + | N | – | – | Cerebral MRI showed an expanded ventricular system and hydrocephalus. | Praziquantel, ABZ |