Value of whole-body MRI for the assessment of response to albendazole in disseminated neurocysticercosis: a prospective follow-up study.

Kinzang WangdaNeeraj KumarRavindra Kumar GargHardeep Singh MalhotraImran RizviRavi UniyalShweta PandeyKiran Preet MalhotraRajesh VermaPraveen Kumar SharmaAnit PariharAmita Jain

Published in: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (2022)

Whole-body MRI should routinely be performed in multiple neurocysticercosis lesions of the brain. Albendazole treatment leads to a remarkable reduction in neurocysticercosis lesions throughout the body.

Keyphrases

magnetic resonance
contrast enhanced
magnetic resonance imaging
diffusion weighted imaging
computed tomography
multiple sclerosis
blood brain barrier
replacement therapy
smoking cessation