Catalog

Encephalitis due to cysticercosis

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Link to WHO Definition

Encephalitis due to cysticercosis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1963647402

An inflammatory process of the brain, due to infection by the larval stage of the tape worm Taenia solium. The clinical manifestations are acute or subacute, with fever and variable combinations of convulsions, impaired mental state, and focal deficits. The spinal fluid may show a cellular reaction and elevated protein. Diagnosis is by neuroimaging, spinal fluid analysis, and serologic tests.