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PINILLA-MONSALVE, Gabriel David  y  RUEDA-OCHOA, Oscar Leonel. Ipsilateral hemiparesia and calcifications in the basal ganglia: Case Report. Acta Neurol Colomb. [online]. 2014, vol.30, n.4, pp.314-321. ISSN 0120-8748.

Calcifications in the basal ganglia can be physiological or pathological findings in up to 0.6% of patients studied with neuroimagery. Their etiology includes diverse metabolic, infectious, neoplasmatic or vascular pathologies. Some relevant infectious causes of this kind of calcifications include the different clinical presentations of neurocysticercosis, a disease produced by Taenia solium's grub. This illness is considered a forgotten disease and an issue of interest in public health, especially in undeveloped countries. The purpose of this paper is to describe through a clinical case the semiological and pathophysiological manifestations of neurocysticercosis. Clinical Case Report: A case of a 57-year-old male patient, with right ipsilateral hemiparesia, basal ganglia calcifications and spinal meningeal cysts. After 1 month of pharmacological treatment with albendazole and prednisone, he presents significant diminishment of the neurological signs and symptoms. Discussion: It is mandatory to emphasize that the characteristics of this disease depend on its pathophysiology and clinical presentations of the disease. Besides, physicians should have clear knowledge of the neurophysiology that allows an accurate diagnosis and treatment of this clinical entity in order to reduce patients' handicap.

Palabras clave : Calcifications; Cysts; Diagnosis; Basal Ganglia; Hemiparesia; Neurocysticercosis.

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