Seizures and Praziquantel. A case report

A 27 year Old male developed seizures after receiving a single 20 mg/kg dose of praziquantel for the treatment of an intestinal Hymenolepis nana infection. On further clinical and laboratorial evaluations, he was found to suffer from an until then asymptomatic parenchymal brain cysticercosis. Praziq...

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Published in:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Main Authors: Jaime R. Torres R., Oscar Noya G., Belkysyolé A. de Noya, Alejandro Mondolfi G.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 1988
Subjects:
Praziquantel
Seizures
Neurocysticercosis
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46651988000600008
https://doaj.org/article/6be2a146b46d49a38a986a38fd1abe37
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Summary:A 27 year Old male developed seizures after receiving a single 20 mg/kg dose of praziquantel for the treatment of an intestinal Hymenolepis nana infection. On further clinical and laboratorial evaluations, he was found to suffer from an until then asymptomatic parenchymal brain cysticercosis. Praziquantel must be used with caution in those areas where cysticercosis represents a mayor public health problem. The occurrence of unexpected seizures in an individual being treated with the compound, must prompt clinicians to rule out cysticercosis of the CNS.

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