Abstract
The most common parasitic central nervous system infection in humans is neurocysticercosis . It arises after the larval stage of the swine tapeworm Taenia solium is consumed. Taenia solium is endemic in under developing and developing countries in Latin America, SubSaharan Africa, Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent, and China. As reported by World Health Organization, there are about 50 million cases of cysticercosis worldwide where the mortality rate is said to be 100 in every 100000 cases due to NCC or the seizure as the result of NCC. While NCC is a rare occurrence in the United States, it is the most common cause of secondary seizure disorder, so it should be on a physician’s differential. This case report explores patients’ clinical manifestations of a patient with neurocysticercosis who presented to the trauma center due to a motor vehicle accident due to a generalized tonic-clonic seizure.
One major observation is that whether a medical intervention with antiparasitic drugs or a surgical approach is warranted, treating the symptoms should come before or along with the treatment plan. Lastly, general practitioners should consider Tinea solium infection as one of their differential diagnoses when patients present with chronic headache and or seizure.
Citation
Behzadpour A, Durandis J (2022) A Common Underdeveloped and Developing Countries Disease Known as Neurocysticercosis (NCC) in the US as a Vigilant Case for General Practitioners. SM J Case Rep 8: 3.