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Neurocysticercosis is infection of the central nervous system by Taenia solium cysts. It is the most common parasitic brain disease worldwide and the most common cause of epilepsy in the developing world. Clinically, it can cause a great variety of symptoms, including seizures, headaches, dizziness, focal neurologic deficits, psychiatric symptoms, and severe intracranial hypertension.
To develop this evidence-based guideline for the treatment of parenchymal neurocysticercosis, the authors conducted an English- and Spanish-language literature search of medical databases from 1980 to January 2012. They identified 10 Class I or Class II trials of cysticidal drugs administered, with or without steroids, to treat neurocysticercosis. The authors c…