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NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS

Neurocysticercosis is a specific form of the infectious parasitic disease cysticercosis that is caused by the infection with Taenia solium, a tapeworm found in pigs. Neurocysticercosis occurs when cysts formed by the infection take hold within the brain, causing neurologic syndromes such as epileptic seizures. Common symptoms of neurocysticercosis include seizures, headaches, blindness, meningitis and dementia.