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Persistent MR Contrast Enhancement of Calcified Neurocysticercosis Lesions AJNR 19:79-82, Sheth,T.N.,et al, 1998 See this aricle in Pubmed Article Abstract Sixteen of 29 patients with neurocysticercosis had nodular calcified lesions.Six of these 16 had rim enhancement of nodular calcified lesions for at least 1 year after imaging evidence of complete calcifications. Three of these six patients with enhancing,calcified lesions continued to experience seizures.Three of the 10 patients without enhancement also continued to experience seizures.Three of the 10 patients without enhancement also continued to have seizures.Contrary to the literature, which states that enhancement and disease activity cease with calcification,six(38%)of 16 patients had lesions that continued to enhance after complete calcification.This abnormality may be a risk factor for posttreatment seizures or may suggest eventual resorption of the calcified lesion.

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