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Journal of Pediatric Neurology 2008; 06(03): 253-255
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1557456
Case Report
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart – New York

Falcine calcification in neurocysticercosis

Rajniti Prasad
a   Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
,
Om Prakash Mishra
a   Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
,
Roopali Mittal
a   Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
,
Anand Bhutada
a   Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
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01 November 2007

03 March 2008

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30 July 2015 (online)

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Abstract

Neurocysticercosis is common in children but calcification of falx cerebri is extremely rare. We report a 5-year-old male child with falcine calcification, who was diagnosed as neurocysticercosis based on clinical, epidemiological, serological and imaging findings. The child was treated with albendazole and carbamazepine and seizure free for last 2 years.

Keywords

Neurocysticercosis - falx cerebri - calcification