title: Neurocysticercosis in the infant of a pregnant mother with a tapeworm.
abstract: Taeniasis occurs after ingestion of undercooked pork infected with cysticerci. Most Taenia solium infections are mild; proglottids are rarely noticed in the feces. Cysticercosis develops with ingestion of eggs from a tapeworm carrier. Cysticercosis affects approximately 50 million people worldwide, and is seen mostly in Central and South America, sub-Saharan Africa, India, and Asia. We present a case of an 18-month-old child living in New York, who presented with seizures caused by neurocysticercosis. A family study found a 22-year-old mother, 7 months pregnant, positive for T. solium, which presented a management dilemma.
authors.affiliation: Flushing Hospital Medical Center, Flushing, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Asnis
authors.forename: Jordan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kazakov
authors.forename: Tamar
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Toronjadze
authors.forename: Caryn
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bern
authors.forename: Hector H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: McAuliffe
authors.forename: Henry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bishop
authors.forename: Lillian
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Rami
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Grossmann
authors.forename: Minerva A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Di John
mesh_terms: D015766:Albendazole / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002220:Carbamazepine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D020019:Neurocysticercosis / Q000635:transmission*; D009534:Niclosamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011247:Pregnancy; D015597:Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / Q000469:parasitology*; D012640:Seizures; D041201:Taenia solium / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000927:Anticonvulsants; C476610:oxcarbamazepine; D002220:Carbamazepine; D003907:Dexamethasone; D009534:Niclosamide; D015766:Albendazole