BACKGROUND: Infection with the larval form of the @entity8785 , @entity8785 , can lead to the development of @entity75 . Surgical removal of cysts has been the accepted treatment for @entity6583 characterized by @entity45 when there is associated intracranial @entity101 . METHODS: We describe 33 @entity1 whom we treated medically for malignant forms of @entity6583 . All @entity1 had evidence of intracranial @entity101 and @entity510 at least 50 mm in diameter. All @entity1 received 15 mg of @entity3753 per kilogram of body weight per day for four weeks. Ten @entity1 were also treated with 100 mg of @entity2039 per kilogram per day for four weeks. Seventeen @entity1 received a second course of @entity3753 , three received a third course, and one received a fourth course. During the first cycle of treatment, all @entity1 also received @entity619 . Five @entity1 had previously undergone neurosurgery for @entity45 . RESULTS: After a median of 59 months of follow-up (range, 7 to 102), the condition of all 33 @entity1 had improved, and the cysts had disappeared or become calcified. Of the 22 @entity1 with a history of @entity410 , only 11 continued to receive antiseizure medications. The median quality-of-life score on the Karnofsky scale improved from 40 to 100. Fifteen @entity1 received a ventriculoperitoneal shunt because of @entity1276 . Four @entity1 had persistent sequelae (bilateral partial @entity1952 , @entity64 , or @entity892 ) of the cysts. CONCLUSIONS: Intensive medical treatment can be effective in @entity1 with @entity6583 characterized by @entity45 . Neurosurgery may be required only when there is an imminent risk of @entity204 .

Medical treatment for @entity6583 characterized by giant XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity3753 :: ('MESH:D015766', 'Chemical') :: ['albendazole'] @entity6583 :: ('MESH:D020019', 'Disease') :: ['neurocysticercosis'] @entity410 :: ('MESH:D012640', 'Disease') :: ['seizures'] @entity1952 :: ('MESH:D009896', 'Disease') :: ['optic atrophy'] @entity101 :: ('MESH:D006973', 'Disease') :: ['hypertension'] @entity1276 :: ('MESH:D006849', 'Disease') :: ['hydrocephalus'] @entity510 :: ('MESH:D013345', 'Disease') :: ['subarachnoid cysts'] @entity75 :: ('MESH:D001927', 'Disease') :: ['cysts in the brain'] @entity64 :: ('MESH:D020521', 'Disease') :: ['stroke'] @entity619 :: ('MESH:D003907', 'Chemical') :: ['dexamethasone'] @entity45 :: ('MESH:D010181', 'Disease') :: ['giant cysts'] @entity8785 :: ('6204', 'Species') :: ['Taenia solium', 'pork tapeworm'] @entity892 :: ('MESH:D004172', 'Disease') :: ['diplopia'] @entity204 :: ('MESH:D003643', 'Disease') :: ['death'] @entity2039 :: ('MESH:D011223', 'Chemical') :: ['praziquantel']
@entity510 :: (MESH:D013345,Disease) :: ['subarachnoid cysts']
