Emergency Neuroendoscopic Management of Third Ventricular Neurocysticercosis Cyst Presented with Bruns Syndrome : Report of Two Cases and Review of Literature |
Teegala, Ramesh
(Department of Neurosurgery, Alluri Sita Ramaraju Academy of Medical Sciences (ASRAM))
Rajesh, K. Ghanta (Department of Neurosurgery, Suraksha Hospital) Raviprasad, V. Yerramsetty (Department of Neurosurgery, Jayasree Neuro Centre) Chennappa, Yemba (Department of Pathology, Alluri Sita Ramaraju Academy of Medical Sciences (ASRAM)) |
1 | Torres-Corzo J, Rodriguez-della Vecchia R, Rangel-Castilla L : Bruns syndrome caused by intraventricular neurocysticercosis treated using flexible endoscopy. J Neurosurg 104 : 746-748, 2006 DOI |
2 | Matushita H, Pinto FC, Cardeal DD, Teixeira MJ : Hydrocephalus in neurocysticercosis. Childs Nerv Syst 27 : 1709-1721, 2011 DOI |
3 | McLaughlin MR, Wahlig JB, Kaufmann AM, Albright AL : Traumatic basilar aneurysm after endoscopic third ventriculostomy : case report. Neurosurgery 41 : 1400-1403; discussion 1403-1404, 1997 DOI |
4 | Medina MT, DeGiorgio C : Introduction to Neurocysticercosis : a worldwide epidemic. Neurosurg Focus 12 : 1-6, 2002 |
5 | Proaño JV, Torres-Corzo J, Rodríguez-Della Vecchia R, Guizar-Sahagun G, Rangel-Castilla L : Intraventricular and subarachnoid basal cisterns neurocysticercosis : a comparative study between traditional treatment versus neuroendoscopic surgery. Childs Nerv Syst 25 : 1467-1475, 2009 DOI |
6 | Ramos-Zúñiga R, de La Cruz-Ramírez J, Casillas-Espinosa PM, Sánchez-Prieto JA, López-Hernández MD : "Full moon" endoscopic sign in intraventricular neurocysticercosis. Minim Invasive Neurosurg 54 : 90-94, 2011 DOI |
7 | Singh S, Gibikote SV, Shyamkumar NK : Isolated fourth ventricular cysticercus cyst : MR imaging in 4 cases with short literature review. Neurol India 51 : 394-396, 2003 |
8 | Sinha S, Sharma BS : Intraventricular neurocysticercosis : a review of current status and management issues. Br J Neurosurg 26 : 305-309, 2012 DOI |
9 | Suri A, Goel RK, Ahmad FU, Vellimana AK, Sharma BS, Mahapatra AK : Endoscopic excision of intraventricular neurocysticercosis in children : a series of six cases and review. Childs Nerv Syst 24 : 281-285, 2008 DOI |
10 | Suri A, Goel RK, Ahmad FU, Vellimana AK, Sharma BS, Mahapatra AK : Transventricular, transaqueductal scope-in-scope endoscopic excision of fourth ventricular neurocysticercosis : a series of 13 cases and a review. J Neurosurg Pediatr 1 : 35-39, 2008 DOI |
11 | Anandh B, Mohanty A, Sampath S, Praharaj SS, Kolluri S : Endoscopic approach to intraventricular cysticercal lesions. Minim Invasive Neurosurg 44 : 194-196, 2001 DOI |
12 | Apuzzo ML, Dobkin WR, Zee CS, Chan JC, Giannotta SL, Weiss MH : Surgical considerations in treatment of intraventricular cysticercosis. An analysis of 45 cases. J Neurosurg 60 : 400-407, 1984 DOI |
13 | Buxton N, Punt J : Cerebral infarction after neuroendoscopic third ventriculostomy : case report. Neurosurgery 46 : 999-1001; discussion 1001-1002, 2000 |
14 | Carpio A : Neurocysticercosis : an update. Lancet Infect Dis 2 : 751-762, 2002 DOI ScienceOn |
15 | Colli BO, Martelli N, Assirati JA Jr, Machado HR, de Vergueiro Forjaz S : Results of surgical treatment of neurocysticercosis in 69 cases. J Neurosurg 65 : 309-315, 1986 DOI |
16 | Goel RK, Ahmad FU, Vellimana AK, Suri A, Chandra PS, Kumar R, et al. : Endoscopic management of intraventricular neurocysticercosis. J Clin Neurosci 15 : 1096-1101, 2008 DOI |
17 | Bergsneider M, Holly LT, Lee JH, King WA, Frazee JG : Endoscopic management of cysticercal cysts within the lateral and third ventricles. J Neurosurg 92 : 14-23, 2000 DOI ScienceOn |
18 | Husain M, Jha DK, Rastogi M, Husain N, Gupta RK : Neuro-endoscopic management of intraventricular neurocysticercosis (NCC). Acta Neurochir (Wien) 149 : 341-346, 2007 DOI |
19 | Husain M, Rastogi M, Jha DK, Husain N, Gupta RK : Endoscopic transaqueductal removal of fourth ventricular neurocysticercosis with an angiographic catheter. Neurosurgery 60 (4 Suppl 2) : 249-253; discussion 254, 2007 |