An uncommon cause of seizures in children living in developed countries: neurocysticercosis--a case report.
Neurocysticercosis represents an important cause of seizures in children in endemic countries, such as Latin America, Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, while in Europe, especially in Italy, the cases of neurocysticercosis are anectodal. We report the case of a 6 year old boy, born and lived for four years in Cameroon, who presented a right emiconvulsion. The diagnosis was neurocysticercosis. This case accentuates the need to consider neurocysticercosis in a child presenting with non febrile seizures, mainly if he emigrated from an area of high prevalence or if he had long-term stay in endemic regions.
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Turin, Regina Margherita Children's Hospital, Piazza Polonia 94, 10126, Turin, Italy. ire_raffaldi@yahoo.it
Irene
I
Raffaldi
Carlo
C
Scolfaro
Federica
F
Mignone
Sonia
S
Aguzzi
Federica
F
Denegri
Pier-Angelo
PA
Tovo
D002648:Child; D019049:Developed Countries; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005625:Frontal Lobe; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D020019:Neurocysticercosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D012640:Seizures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*
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