Anatomopathological aspects of neurocysticercosis in autopsied patients
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2007-03
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The aim of this paper was to describe the occurrence and morphology of neurocysticercosis
(NCC) in autopsies. We revised 2218 autopsies performed at the School Hospital from Federal Unversity of
Triangulo Mineiro, 1970-2003. Data referring to age, gender and color of patients were reported and NCC
was microscopically and macroscopically analyzed. We found 53 (2.4%) NCC cases. The mean age was 50
years old, 34 (64.1%) individuals were male and 36 (67.9%) white. Macroscopically, 17 cysticerci were ana-
lyzed. The most frequent location was meningocortical in 12 (70.6%) cases. Microscopically, the cysticerci
presented an ovoid shape, containing the larvae preserved in 4 (23.5%) cases or in destruction degrees in
13 (76.5%) cases. Therefore, in NCC was found several general pathologic processes (necrosis, interstitial
deposits, fibrosis, gliosis, inflammation) amongst which are highlighted beta-fibrillose in 13 (76.5%) cases
associated to inflammatory process in 16 (94.1%) cases caused by the parasite, not yet related to NCC, and
calcification present in viable and destruction parasites.
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Autopsy neurocysticercosis, Central nervous system, General pathologic processes, Cysticercosis, Autópsia, Sistema nervoso central, Neurocisticercose, Cisticercose, Processos patológicos gerais
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LINO-JUNIOR, Ruy de Souza; FALEIROS, Ana Carolina Guimarães; VINAUD, Marina Clare; OLIVEIRA, Flávia Aparecida de; GUIMARÂES, Janaína Valadares; REIS, Marlene Antônia dos ; TEIXEIRA, Vicente de Paula Antunes. Anatomopathological aspects of neurocysticercosis in autopsied patients. Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, São Paulo, v. 65, n. 1, p. 87-91, Mar. 2007.