Table 1 Non-aneurysmal SAH caused by cerebral cysticercosis
From: Cerebral cysticercosis mimicking subarachnoid hemorrhage: a case report
Report | Sex/age | Clinical symptoms | Imaging finding | CSF analysis | Medication | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Sawhney et al. 1998 [16] | M/10y | Headache, nausea, vomiting, and partial seizures | Left parietal SAH Multiple cysts | NA | Albendazole steroids | No improvement |
2. Tellez-Zenteno et al. 2003 [17] | F/32y | Headache, dysarthria, hemiparesis, psychomotoragitation | SAH | WBC: 3/ml Glucose: 55 mg/dL Proteins: 33 mg/dL | Albendazole steroids | Improvement |
3. Tellez-Zenteno et al. 2003 [17] | M/34y | Headache, nausea, vomiting, diplopia, gait disorder, psychomotor agitation, CNS impairment | SAH | WBC: 107/ml (97%L) Glucose: 19 mg/dL Proteins: 695 mg/dL | Albendazole steroids | Improvement |
4. Viola et al. 2011 [12] | F/39y | severe headache | SAH around the left Sylvian fissure | RBC: 18/ml (78% L, 5% E) WBC: 20/ml Glucose: 88 mg/dL protein: 28 mg/dL | Dexamethasone Albendazole | Fully recovered |
5. Cardenas et al. | F/38y | headache ,vomiting , blurred vision. Meningeal signs and papilledema | SAH Hydrocephalus Cysts | WBC: 147/ml (86%L) Glucose: 1 mg/dL Proteins: 222 mg/dL | Prednisone albendazole | Improvement |
6. This study | M/49y | Headache, nausea, vomiting, weakness in the limb, hoarseness, dysphagia | Hydrocephalus Cysts | WBC: 592/ml (67%L) RBC: 0/ml Glucose: 30 mg/dL Proteins: 178 mg/dL | Dexamethasone Albendazole | Improvement |