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Diagnosed With Calcified Lesion At The Occipital Lobe. Had A Headache Followed By Visual Disturbance. Tingling In The Knee. Can Oxetol Be Taken?

Hello Doctor,5 years back i had a severe headache followed by visual disturbance in my left eye lasted for few minutes.i am diagnosed with a calcified lesion at right occipital lobe. taken albendazole for a month and oxetol for 2 years. recently i had a visual disturbance again without headache. During last 4 months i have a feeling of right knee tingling intermittently. Why is this tingling happening. Should i have to continue oxetol.. then for how much time. Is there any procedure to remove lesion. Till today i dont have any record of seizure.
Wed, 14 Aug 2013
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Hi,

Thank you for posting your query.

A calcified lesion is most often due to a healed tape worm infection, called as neurocysticercosis. Since the worm is already dead, as suggested by calcification, albendazole is not necessary.
The visual symptoms could be a sign of seizure, and it may be due to the location of lesion in the occipital lobe. So, Oxetol may have to be restarted and continued for long.
Tingling in knee is an unrelated problem.

Best wishes,
Dr Sudhir Kumar MD DM (Neurology)
Senior Consultant Neurologist
Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad
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Diagnosed With Calcified Lesion At The Occipital Lobe. Had A Headache Followed By Visual Disturbance. Tingling In The Knee. Can Oxetol Be Taken?

Hi, Thank you for posting your query. A calcified lesion is most often due to a healed tape worm infection, called as neurocysticercosis. Since the worm is already dead, as suggested by calcification, albendazole is not necessary. The visual symptoms could be a sign of seizure, and it may be due to the location of lesion in the occipital lobe. So, Oxetol may have to be restarted and continued for long. Tingling in knee is an unrelated problem. Best wishes, Dr Sudhir Kumar MD DM (Neurology) Senior Consultant Neurologist Apollo Hospitals, Hyderabad