Volume 17, Number 7—July 2011
CME ACTIVITY
Neurognathostomiasis, a Neglected Parasitosis of the Central Nervous System
Juri Katchanov, Kittisak Sawanyawisuth, Verajit Chotmongkol, and Yukifumi Nawa
Table 2
Neuroradiologic features of neurognathostomiasis*
| Site |
Procedure |
Findings |
|---|---|---|
| Brain | CT | Parenchymal (single or multiple), subdural or subarachnoid hyperdensities corresponding to intracranial hemorrhage |
| MRI |
Multiple (worm-like) T2-weighted hyperintensities or hypointensities in both hemispheres and the cerebellum of >3 mm diameter (hemorrhagic tracks) with or without gadolinium enhancement |
|
| Spinal cord | MRI | Dilatation/swelling of the spinal cord with multisegmental T2-weighted hyperintensities, frequent gadolinium enhancement (slight to moderate) on T1 postcontrast images |
*CT, computed tomography; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging.
