Neurocysticercosis is a pleomorphic parasitic disease that may mimic almost any other condition affecting the central nervous system. Recent studies have focused on diagnostic strategies and treatment of the most severe forms of the disease. This review covers the novel contributions made in those areas.

When human consumes contaminated pork containing cysticerci itresults in the transmission of viablecysticerci to the human small intestine, where by the action of bile and digestive enzymes, the scolexof a cysticercusevaginates and attaches to the intestinal wall. Proglottids multiply and the parasitebecomes a cestode that can be passed in the faeces as mature proglottids. The two main sources ...

A Japanese woman presenting with neurologic symptoms was presumptively diagnosed with neurocysticercosis based on imaging findings. Hooklets in the scolex of the resected lesion were not confirmed through histopathological observation. However, the illness was confirmed by mitochondrial DNA analysis to be a solitary neurocysticercosis case caused by the Asian genotype of Taenia solium.

INTRODUCTION Neurocysticercosis is the most common parasitic infection of the central nervous system. It is endemic in Central Europe, South Africa, South America and parts of Asia including Nepal. OBJECTIVE This study has been conducted with the objectives to know the diagnostic criteria for neurocysticercosis and the outcome of treated cases. METHODOLOGY This retrospective study was done ...

Taeniosis and cysticercosis, diseases caused by the parasitic tapeworm Taenia solium, are distributed worldwide where pigs are eaten and sanitation is poor, and also in the more developed countries as a result of increasing migration. Neurocysticercosis is the commonest parasitic disease of the human nervous system. Immunological assays detect positivity for human cysticercosis in 8-12% of peop...

The unexpected death of a teenager from neurocysticercosis prompted an investigation of this disease in Oregon. We found 89 hospitalizations, 43 newly diagnosed cases, and 6 deaths from 1995 to 2000. At least five cases occurred in persons who had not traveled or lived outside the United States. Enhanced surveillance for neurocysticercosis is warranted.

Subarachnoid neurocysticercosis carries poor prognosis and high mortality. Besides neuroimaging, there are no available monitoring tools. We examined antigen levels in sequential serum samples of a patient who required four courses of antiparasitic treatment. Antigen levels decreased in parallel to parasite resolution. Antigen detection may contribute to monitoring treatment of subarachnoid neu...

Abstract Background Managing HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis (CM) can become challenging in the presence of concurrent unusual central nervous system infections. Case presentation A 58-year old HIV infected woman new ART starter, who was being treated effectively for meningitis, represented with worsening neurological symptoms. Brain MRI revealed a multicystic lesion left temporal lobe. ...

Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common neglected parasitic disease of central nervous system and leads to many economic health issues in endemic non-endemic countries. A bibliometric analysis would shed light on evolution development research this field, first study NCC research. Our institution Mexico City, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía Manuel Velasco Suárez (INNN), has ...