title: Clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment of neurocysticercosis.
abstract: Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most frequent parasitic disease of the human brain. Modern imaging studies, CT and MRI, have defined the diagnosis and characterization of the disease. Through these studies the therapeutic approach for each case may be individualized with the aid of antihelmintics, steroids, symptomatic medicines, or surgery. The use of one or various therapeutic measures largely depends on the peculiar combination of number, location, and biological stage of lesions as well as the degree of inflammatory response to the parasites. Although there is not a typical clinical picture of NCC, epilepsy is the most frequent manifestation of parenchymal NCC, whereas hydrocephalus is the most frequent manifestation of meningeal NCC. Eradication of cysticercosis is an attainable goal by public education and sanitary improvement in endemic areas.
authors.affiliation: The Neuroimmunology Unit, National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery of Mexico, Insurgentes Sur 3877, Mexico City, Mexico. jsotelo@unam.mx
authors.forename: Julio
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sotelo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000871:Anthelmintics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D020019:Neurocysticercosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D041201:Taenia solium / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000871:Anthelmintics