Case of the month: July 1998 - 21 year old man with new-onset seizures and a temporal lobe mass

Susan Abraham; Andrew Lieberman; Allison Pack; Kevin Judy; Gregg Wells; Zissimos Mourelatos

Case of the month: July 1998 - 21 year old man with new-onset seizures and a temporal lobe mass

Susan Abraham, Andrew Lieberman, Allison Pack, Kevin Judy, Gregg Wells, Zissimos Mourelatos

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Abstract

A 21-year-old native of India living in the United States for seven months presented with new onset seizures. MRI scans showed a left temporal lobe mass. Microscopic examination showed acute and chronic inflammation around a cyst with a pork tapeworm larva (Taenia solium). This case illustrates neurocystercercosis which is one of the most common parasitic infections of the CNS. It is often treated surgically, but can be treated with anti-cysticercal chemotherapy.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	187-188
Number of pages	2
Journal	Brain Pathology
Volume	9
Issue number	1
State	Published - Jan 1999
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Neuroscience
Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Clinical Neurology

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