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Clinical Manifestations of Neurocysticercosis

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Defining a typical clinical syndrome of neurocysticercosis is not possible. The disease may be asymptomatic or may present with a number of nonspecific manifestations, such as seizures, headaches, focal neurological deficits, increased intracranial pressure, or cognitive decline (Carabin et al. 2011; Del Brutto 2012; Sotelo 2011). This pleomorphism is mainly related to individual differences in the number and location of the lesions within the nervous system, as well as to the severity of the host’s immune response against the parasite (Fleury et al. 2010).

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