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All assessed cases were categorized according to the last revision of the long-standing Del Brutto\u2019s 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\u201379.9%), as well as four cases with other infections (specificity 90.2%, 95% CI, 75.9\u201396.8%). The positive and negative predictive values of the criteria were 0.96 (95% CI, 0.89\u20130.99) and 0.51 (95% CI, 0.39\u20130.63), respectively. 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