Resumen
La neurocisticercosis es una enfermedad con alta prevalencia en países tropicales y de bajos recursos, sin embargo su incidencia ha aumentado en países desarrollados. Este es el caso de una mujer de 49 años con neurocisticercosis subaracnoidea generalizada asociada a compromiso encefálico y medular, una presentación rara de este parásito neurotrópico, con convulsiones y limitación motora severa. Las imágenes muestran respuesta inflamatoria generalizada del cerebro y el espacio subaracnoideo, hidrocefalia y múltiples lesiones calcificadas, reafirmando la importancia de las neuroimágenes para la correlación clínica y el diagnóstico de las enfermedades infecciosas cerebrales como la neurocisticercosis, con variabilidad en la presentación y múltiples compromisos del sistema nervioso central.
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