what is neurocystocercosis?

Answer 1

Neurocysticercosis - Neurocysticercosis is the most common parasitic infection of the central nervous system. Tissue-invading larval forms of the pork tapeworm Taenia solium cause the disease. find more details on

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Answer 2

Neurocystocercosis is caused by infection of humans by the pork tapeworm, taenia solium. It can be acquired by eating infected and undercooked pork, or in other foods prepared by an infected individual who has failed to wash their hands or kitchen equipment.

The worm larva moves to the brain parenchyma (actually deep within a sulcus) where it encloses itself in a 1-2 cm cyst. Unable to complete its life cycle in a humna host, the larva dies. This leads to an inflammatory reaction and seizures, and later to calcifications.

This patient demonstrates both cysts and calicifications, indicating repeated infections.

Answer 3

Are you perhaps asking for neurocysticercosis? Which is the condition of the central nervous system being infected by a parasitic tapeworm.

Answer 4

First - I am NOT a doctor.

Neuro = having to do with nerves or nervous system
cyst = cell
-sis = usually means an inflamation (swelling) of something

Second - this is not a good answer but somthing tohelp you figure it out!

Answer 5

Nereocystis

\Ne`re*o*cys"tis\, n. [NL. See Nereid, and Cyst.] (Bot.) A genus of gigantic seaweeds.

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