Broca’s Aphasia as an Only Presenting Feature in Neurocysticercosis with Multiple Cysts: A Rare Case Report

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International Journal of Nutrition, Pharmacology, Neurological Diseases Pub Date : 2023-07-01 DOI:10.4103/ijnpnd.ijnpnd_21_23

Harshitha Reddy, Divit Shah, Venkat Reddy, Sunil Kumar, Sourya Acharya, Sachin Aggarwal

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Abstract

Neurocysticercosis is a parasitic infection in the brain. Speech involvement is rare in the case of neurocysticercosis. Here we discuss a 60-year-old man with multiple brain cysticercosis who had Broca’s aphasia and responded well to treatment with corticosteroids and albendazole. Lesions affecting the anterior perisylvian speech region cause Broca’s aphasia, which was evident on brain imaging.

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布洛卡失语是神经囊虫病多发囊肿的唯一表现:一例罕见病例报告

神经囊虫病是一种脑部寄生虫感染。神经囊虫病患者很少出现言语障碍。在这里，我们讨论了一个60岁的男性多发性脑囊虫病，他有布洛卡失语症，对皮质类固醇和阿苯达唑治疗反应良好。在脑成像上可以明显地看到，影响前边缘语言区的病变导致了布洛卡失语症。

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International Journal of Nutrition, Pharmacology, Neurological Diseases Medicine-Pharmacology (medical)

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期刊介绍： The International Journal of Nutrition, Pharmacology, Neurological Diseases (IJNPND) is an international, open access, peer reviewed journal which covers all fields related to nutrition, pharmacology, neurological diseases. IJNPND was started by Dr. Mohamed Essa based on his personal interest in Science in 2009. This journal doesn’t link with any society or any association. The co-editor-in chiefs of IJNPND (Prof. Gilles J. Guillemin, Dr. Abdur Rahman and Prof. Ross grant) and editorial board members are well known figures in the fields of Nutrition, pharmacology, and neuroscience. First, the journal was started as two issues per year, then it was changed into 3 issues per year and since 2013, it publishes 4 issues per year till now. This shows the slow and steady growth of this journal. To support the reviewers and editorial board members, IJNPND offers awards to the people who does more reviews within one year. The International Journal of Nutrition, Pharmacology, Neurological Diseases (IJNPND) is published Quarterly. IJNPND has three main sections, such as nutrition, pharmacology, and neurological diseases. IJNPND publishes Research Papers, Review Articles, Commentaries, case reports, brief communications and Correspondence in all three sections. Reviews and Commentaries are normally commissioned by the journal, but consideration will be given to unsolicited contributions. International Journal of Nutrition, Pharmacology, Neurological Diseases is included in the UGC-India Approved list of journals.