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1 NeurocysticercosisSummary: • Neurocysticercosis is caused by pork tapeworm Taenia solium; affected patients will either have traveled to or lived in a country where T. solium is endemic • Eggs from worm or worm's muscular proglottid (reproductive part) are released in the worm's feces, which is consumed by (e.g.)...Neurocysticercosis; Tapeworm; Parasites; Taenia Solium
2 NeurocysticercosisSummary: • Neurocysticercosis is a big problem worldwide o It is a common cause of new onset seizure in young people from endemic areas (i.e. El Salvador or Mexico) • Key imaging finding is a cystic lesion which represents the scolex of the worm • The organism responsible for this condition if...Neurocysticercosis; Infection; Seizure; Imaging
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