About Neurocysticercosis:
- It is a parasitic infection of the central nervous system and is caused by the pork tapeworm, Taenia solium.
- Humans become infected after consuming undercooked food, particularly pork, or water contaminated with tapeworm eggs, or through poor hygiene practices.
- Taeniasis is the intestinal infection of the adult tapeworm.
- When left untreated, a more serious condition known as cysticercosis develops as T. solium larvae invade body tissues.
- When larvae build up in the central nervous system, muscles, skin, and eyes, it leads to neurocysticercosis.
- It is the most severe form of the disease and a common cause of seizures worldwide.
- Symptoms
- Most often, neurocysticercosis in other areas or organs of the body may remain asymptomatic.
- But when the condition affects the brain, it causes severe symptoms like seizures or epilepsy.
- Treatment: It is mainly treated symptomatically and by management of seizures by anticonvulsants.
Source : Neurocysticercosis: Causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention tips