title: Intraventricular Taenia solium neurocysticercosis: a report of three cases.
abstract: Neurocysticercosis (NCC), caused by the pork tapeworm Taenia solium, is reported to be a common condition in Nepal. So far imaging diagnosis was mainstay of the diagnosis. In this paper, we report three patients presenting with neurological symptoms due to intraventricular NCC.  We have diagnosed the causative agent as T. solium on molecular basis. Further research is warranted to assess the actual health impact of T. solium in Nepal.
authors.affiliation: Annapurna Neurological Institute and Allied Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pant
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Devleesschauwer
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Shrestha
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Shrestha
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Praet
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dorny
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000032:analysis; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000469:parasitology*; D014695:Cerebral Ventriculography / Q000379:methods; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020019:Neurocysticercosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D041201:Taenia solium / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000909:Antibodies, Helminth