Summary
Cysticercosis is a cosmopolitan parasitosis due to the ingestion of larvae of Taenia solium (pork tapeworm). Theoretically eradicated from metropolitan France, the disease can be found in regions where infections to T. solium exist, eg Madagascar, the Reunion Island, Latin America, and Haiti. European locations include Spain, Portugal, and Central Europe. The most common localization of the cysticerci is cerebral, causing intracranial hypertension, neurological deficiencies, or epileptic seizures. Other possible sites of infection include the eyes, muscles, or subcutaneous tissues. Treatment is medical (albendazole or praziquantel) and/or surgical. *Author: L. Paris, M.D. (February 2005)*
