Recent Advances in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Cerebral Cysticercosis

Abstract

TWO major medical advances have made a review of cerebral cysticercosis timely. The first is the increased availability of CAT scanning, which has contributed both to a more accurate diagnosis and to a better understanding of the pathophysiology of cysticercosis. Investigators can now easily assess changes in lesions or their disappearance during treatment. The second advance is the development and experimental use of chemotherapeutic agents, such as praziquantel, in the treatment of cysticercosis.The Parasite and Acquisition of InfectionCysticercosis is caused by infection with the larval form of the porcine tapeworm, Taenia solium.¹ Infection and disease are increasingly . . .