Open AccessNeurocysticercosis
Author(s) -
Arigala Ganesh
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the journal of medical sciences/journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2455-6254
pISSN - 2321-354X
DOI - 10.5005/jp-journals-10045-0005
Subject(s) - neurocysticercosis , asymptomatic , medicine , taenia solium , dementia , pediatrics , disease , computed tomography , epilepsy , parasitic disease , cysticercosis , intensive care medicine , pathology , radiology , psychiatry
Neurocysticercosis (NCC), the most common parasitic brain disease worldwide, is endemic in countries with poor sanitation, and is increasingly being reported in developed countries due to globalization and immigration. One of the most intriguing aspects of NCC is that presumably a high percentage of the individuals harboring NCC remains asymptomatic. It has also been stated that almost any neurological symptomatology may be found, ranging from mild headache or treatable acute seizures to very severe neurological manifestations, such as intracranial hypertension (ICH), dementia or even death. We are reporting a case of NCC who presented with various clinical manifestations of brain parenchymal lesions, which got cured with treatment. It was confirmed with repeat computed tomography (CT). How to cite this article Ganesh A, Patil MB. Neurocysticercosis. J Med Sci 2015;1(1):14-16.