[Neurocysticercosis]

Fortschr Neurol Psychiatr. 2015 Aug;83(8):451-5. doi: 10.1055/s-0035-1553472. Epub 2015 Sep 1.
[Article in German]

Abstract

Neurocysticercosis is a leading cause of acquired epilepsy worldwide and endemic in underdeveloped and developing regions. As a result of increased migration and traveling, cases of neurocysticercosis reach Europe more frequently. Neurological symptoms are multifarious and often nonspecific, so that neurocysticercosis poses a diagnostic challenge. We report a case of a patient in whom the diagnosis of neurocysticercosis was achieved quickly via the patient's history, neuroimaging and serology.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Albendazole / therapeutic use
  • Animals
  • Anthelmintics / therapeutic use
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neurocysticercosis / diagnosis*
  • Neurocysticercosis / parasitology
  • Neurocysticercosis / psychology
  • Neuroimaging
  • Seizures / drug therapy
  • Seizures / etiology
  • Taenia solium
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anthelmintics
  • Albendazole