Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2021 11 1;11:CD009027. Epub 2021 Nov 1.
Department of Neurology, The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK.
Background: Neurocysticercosis is the most common parasitic infection of the brain. Epilepsy is the most common clinical presentation, though people may also present with headache, symptoms of raised intracranial pressure, hydrocephalus, and ocular symptoms depending upon the localisation of the parasitic cysts. Anthelmintic drugs, antiepileptic drugs (AEDs), and anti-oedema drugs, such as steroids, form the mainstay of treatment. Read More