neurocysticercosis/headache

Headache in patients with calcified neurocysticercosis (NCC) is probably common but has been largely overlooked. We aimed to assess the presence, characteristics, and diagnosis of headache across patients with calcified NCC and their matched controls. In this case-control study nested to a

The present cross-sectional study was designed to describe the pattern of comorbid headache among children with epilepsy (CWE) secondary to neurocysticercosis (NCC). Children aged 6 to 14 y (n = 70) already diagnosed with neurocysticercosis on a minimum follow-up of six months were consecutively

Neurocysticercosis is a leading cause of seizures and epilepsy in the developing world. Cysticercosis is endemic in many regions of Central and South America, sub-Saharan Africa, India, and Asia. Neurocysticercosis is of emerging importance because globalization has increased travel between Hawai'i

A 35-year-old Chinese woman presented with a 26-year history of persistent headache, relieved only by diuretics. Characteristic CT findings, peripheral eosinophilia, lymphocytic CSF pleocytosis, elevated CSF IgG, positive oligoclonal bands, antibody-positive ELISA, and Western blot results with

BACKGROUND Anecdotal reports and a single case-control epidemiological survey have suggested an association between the helminthic disease neurocysticercosis and primary headache. The present study was undertaken to determine whether neurocysticercosis is more common among patients with primary

Infection with pork tapeworm, or Taenia solium, affects approximately 50 million people worldwide. The most important and potentially devastating form of the infestation, neurocysticercosis, occurs when the parasite invades the central nervous system. There has been a significant increase in the

BACKGROUND Neurocysticercosis is the most common parasitic infection of the brain. Epilepsy is the commonest clinical presentation, though it may also present with headache, symptoms of raised intracranial tension, hydrocephalus and ocular symptoms depending upon the localisation of the parasitic

BACKGROUND Cysticercosis due to Taenia solium is a cause of adult-acquired seizures and epilepsy even in patients with only calcified larval cysts. Transient perilesional brain oedema is seen around the calcified foci but its importance, association with seizures, incidence, and pathophysiology are

BACKGROUND Although cysticidal drugs hasten the death and disappearance of the parasite, the long-term prognosis of NCC is still not satisfactory. METHODS In this study, 65 patients with active neurocysticercosis (NCC) treated with praziquantel or albendazole were retrospectively reviewed to

Two cases of neurocysticercosis, one with multiple small lesions and the other with a single cerebral cyst, are reported. Both patients presented with focal seizures and headaches years after likely exposure to Taenia solium eggs. These cases represent susceptible populations in Australia--migrants

Neurocysticercosis has become more prominent in the United States in recent years because of an increase in immigration from endemic regions and because of improved ease of diagnosis with computed tomography (CT). Neurocysticercosis should be suspected in any patient from a high-risk region who has