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Intramedullary spinal cysticercosis: a case report and review of the literature

The authors report a rare case of intramedullary spinal cord cysticercosis in a 36-year-old male patient. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging examinations of the brain showed multiple ring enhanced lesions. Magnetic resonance imaging of the cervical spine showed a cystic intramedullary formation at C5-C6 level containing a scolex.

Intramedullary spinal cysticercosis; Computed tomography; Magnetic resonance imaging


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