PEDIATRICS Vol. 63 No. 5 May 1979, pp. 761-763
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Cerebral Cysticercosis

William G. Tasker M.D.1 and Stanley A. Plotkin M.D.1

1 Department of Neurology and Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania, and the Division of Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia

A case of cerebral cysticercosis in an American child is described. The patient was only 2 years old and had never left the United States. Her symptoms began with febrile seizures and progressed to focal motor seizures. Cerebrospinal fuid pleocytosis with eosinophilia, candle-guttering of the walls of the ventricles on pneumoencephalography, and a titer of 1:4,096 against cysticercosis antigen in her blood led to the diagnosis. Over a five-year follow-up period, the patient's course has been one of resolution of her symptoms, improvement in her electroencephalogram, and excellent seizure control with anticonvulsant therapy. cysticercosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a child who shows CSF pleocytosis with eosinophilia, particularly if accompanied by focal seizures.

Submitted on July 20, 1978
Accepted on September 28, 1978




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