title: Neurocysticercosis: a rare cause of seizure.
abstract: Neurocysticercosis is endemic in certain parts of the world, is rare in Europe and has never previously been described in the Irish healthcare setting. We report the case of a healthy male, originally from Guatemala, who presented to our hospital with a generalized tonic-clonic seizure presumed secondary to neurocysticercosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology, St James's Hospital, Dublin 8. diarmuidsmith@o2.ie
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bonar
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Merry
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bergin
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Cullen
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Nolan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015766:Albendazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004829:Epilepsy, Generalized / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D020019:Neurocysticercosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011239:Prednisolone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D011239:Prednisolone; D015766:Albendazole