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Parenchymal Neurocysticercosis as One of the Most Neglected Tropical Diseases: A Case Report

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Last updated: 09 Mar 2025

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Neurocysticercosis is a parasitic nervous system disease and one of the most neglected tropical diseases that emerges as the most common cause of epilepsy and acquired seizures in developing countries. A person may be infected following ingesting foods contaminated with Taenia solium eggs. This article discusses the case of parenchymal neurocysticercosis in a 25-year-old male with a chief complaint of focal-to-bilateral seizures. The seizure happened after eating and lasted for five minutes. The patient had left unilateral hemiparesis, which lasted for around 24 hours following the seizure. The patient had five focal seizures in the last year but has never sought medical treatment. The patient had a habit of consuming raw pork. CT scan showed an oval lesion with heterogeneous density in the right centrum semiovale with minimal perifocal edema. The patient was given albendazole, phenytoin, pantoprazole, dexamethasone, and folic acid. After treatment, the patient's condition improved and MRI results showed no abnormality. In this case we report a parenchymal neurocysticercosis with atypical phenomenon, such as focal neurological deficit due to space occupying lesions with improvement in symptoms and neuroimaging results. This offers up new paths for research into the causes of focal neurological deficit other than infarction and hemorrhage.

DOI

10.21608/aeji.2025.337353.1440

Keywords

Case Report, parenchymal neurocysticercosis, focal neurological deficit, space occupying lesion

Authors

First Name

I Gusti Ngurah

Last Name

Satya Diksha

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Medical Student, Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, Bali, Indonesia

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satyadiksha@gmail.com

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Orcid

0000-0002-1837-7282

First Name

I Gusti Ayu

Last Name

Hiranandini Prawista

MiddleName

Maha

Affiliation

Medical Student, Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, Bali, Indonesia

Email

hiran.hi1717@gmail.com

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-

Orcid

0009-0008-5125-8155

First Name

I Gede Purna

Last Name

Weisnawa

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Medical Student, Faculty of Medicine, Udayana University, Bali, Indonesia

Email

deigaweisnawa@gmail.com

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-

Orcid

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First Name

Saktivi

Last Name

Harkitasari

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-

Affiliation

Neurology Department, Medical Faculty, Warmadewa University, Denpasar, Bali,Indonesia.

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saktiviharkitasari85@gmail.com

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Orcid

0000-0002-2138-1995

First Name

Cokorda Agung Wahyu

Last Name

Purnamasidhi

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-

Affiliation

Internal Medicine Department, Udayana University, Denpasar, Bali,Indonesia.

Email

purnamasidhi@unud.ac.id

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-

Orcid

0000-0002-1646-3793

First Name

Komang Trisna

Last Name

Sumadewi

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-

Affiliation

Department of Anatomy and Histology, Faculty of Medicine, Warmadewa University, Bali, Indonesia

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drtriscel@gmail.com

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Orcid

-

First Name

Pande Ayu Naya Kasih

Last Name

Permatananda

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-

Affiliation

Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine, Warmadewa University, Bali, Indonesia

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nayakasih@gmail.com

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-

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15

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1

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53964

Issue Date

2025-03-01

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2024-12-13

Publish Date

2025-03-01

Page Start

98

Page End

104

Print ISSN

2090-7613

Online ISSN

2090-7184

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AEJI_Volume 15_Issue 1_Pages 98-104.pdf

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622

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Publication Title

Afro-Egyptian Journal of Infectious and Endemic Diseases

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Parenchymal Neurocysticercosis as One of the Most Neglected Tropical Diseases: A Case Report

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09 Mar 2025