Reliability of Diagnostic Criteria for Neurocysticercosis for Patients with Ventricular Cystic Lesions or Granulomas: A systematic review

Del Brutto, Oscar H.; García Lescano, Héctor Hugo; Bustos Palomino, Javier Arturo

dc.contributor.author	Bustos Palomino, Javier Arturo
dc.contributor.author	García Lescano, Héctor Hugo
dc.contributor.author	Del Brutto, Oscar H.
dc.date.accessioned	2019-01-25T17:00:29Z
dc.date.available	2019-01-25T17:00:29Z
dc.date.issued	2017
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/4946
dc.description.abstract	Intraventricular neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a severe form of NCC requiring prompt diagnosis and treatment. We aimed to assess the reliability of the most recent version of diagnostic criteria for this form of NCC. Two systematic literature reviews were performed; one included case reports of patients with intraventricular cysticercosis and the other included case reports of patients with intraventricular cystic lesions or granulomas caused by infections other than NCC. All assessed cases were categorized according to the last revision of the long-standing Del Brutto's set of diagnostic criteria to determine its sensitivity, specificity, and predictive value for this form of NCC. The search disclosed 128 patients with intraventricular NCC and 41 with other infections. The set of diagnostic criteria classified as definitive NCC 93 cases with intraventricular NCC (sensitivity 72.7%, 95% CI, 63.9-79.9%), as well as four cases with other infections (specificity 90.2%, 95% CI, 75.9-96.8%). The positive and negative predictive values of the criteria were 0.96 (95% CI, 0.89-0.99) and 0.51 (95% CI, 0.39-0.63), respectively. The revised Del Brutto's set of diagnostic criteria for NCC is acceptably sensitive and highly specific for diagnosing patients with the ventricular form of the disease.	en_US
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.publisher	American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
dc.relation.ispartofseries	American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH Journal)
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.subject	Cerebral Ventricles/parasitology/pathology	en_US
dc.subject	Granuloma/diagnosis/parasitology/pathology	en_US
dc.subject	Humans	en_US
dc.subject	Neurocysticercosis/diagnosis/parasitology/pathology	en_US
dc.subject	Sensitivity and Specificity	en_US
dc.title	Reliability of Diagnostic Criteria for Neurocysticercosis for Patients with Ventricular Cystic Lesions or Granulomas: A systematic review	en_US
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/review
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.17-0069
dc.subject.ocde	https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.06
dc.relation.issn	1476-1645