Case Report, J Spine Neurosurg Vol: 3 Issue: 5
Non-Surgical Treatment for Racemic Neurocysticercosis with Compression of the Optic Nerve
| Mario Moreno1*, Timothy Bui1, Maya Agarwal1, Ryan Nitta1, Y Joyce Liao2 and Gordon Li1 | |
| 1Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA | |
| 2Department of Ophthalmology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA | |
| Corresponding author : Mario Moreno Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA Tel: 602-577-1395 E-mail: mmoreno@stanford.edu |
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| Received: May 06, 2014 Accepted: June 10, 2014 Published: June 13, 2014 | |
| Citation: Moreno M, Bui T, Agarwal M, Nitta R, Liao YJ, Li G (2014) Non-Surgical Treatment for Racemic Neurocysticercosis with Compression of the Optic Nerve. J Spine Neurosurg 3:5 doi:10.4172/2325-9701.1000153 |
Abstract
Non-Surgical Treatment for Racemic Neurocysticercosis with Compression of the Optic Nerve
There are very few reports in the literature to guide treatment for patients with racemic neurocysticercosis with direct compression of the optic nerves leading to vision loss. Although the current approach to a patient with sudden neurologic decline with a large mass lesion is surgical decompression, we present a case of a patient who improved with antiparasitics and steroids alone. A 32-year-old Hispanic male presented with a several-month history of headache and new onset left eye vision loss.
