Cerebral cysticercosis in a 22-month-old infant.
A case of cerebral cysticercosis is described in a 22-month-old infant from northern California who presented with a right-sided focal seizure. Unusual features were her young age; a single, enlarging, frontoparietal mass lesion; and apparent lack of history of exposure to an endemic area.
Binstock
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Veterans Administration Hospital, Martinez, California.
Azimi
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Williams
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D001772:Blood Cell Count; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D003551:Cysticercosis / Q000097:blood / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant