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BMJ Case Reports 2012; doi:10.1136/bcr-2012-006195
  • Unusual association of diseases/symptoms

Bilateral ptosis: an atypical presentation of neurocysticercosis

  1. Dheeraj Rai
  1. Department of Neurology, Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow, India
  1. Correspondence to Professor Maneesh Kumar Singh, maneesh_singh{at}rediffmail.com

Isolated ptosis is a rare presentation of neurocysticercosis (NCC). Here we report the case of a 45-year-old woman who presented with acute onset bilateral symmetrical ptosis with no other neurological deficit. Her imaging revealed a single cystic ring-enhancing lesion with perilesional oedema in the midbrain suggestive of NCC. She responded well to prednisolone.

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