Cysticercosis

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Which is the most common parasitic disease of the human nervous system?

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[A] Disseminated Strongyloidiasis
[B] Neurocysticercosis
[C] Schistosomiasis
[D] Echinococcosis

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Most common symptom of neurocysticercosis

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[A] Vomiting
[B] Giddiness
[C] Seizures
[D] Monoplegia

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Neurocysticercosis most commonly affects

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[A] Putamen
[B] Cerebral cortex
[C] Midbrain
[D] Cerebellum

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Neurocysticercosis

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Most common clinical manifestations of neurocysticercosis include seizures, intracranial hypertension, focal deficits, and cognitive alterations

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Neurocysticercosis most commonly involves the cerebral cortex followed by the cerebellum

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Cyst with dot sign

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Cyst with dot sign is seen in neurocysticercosis and represents the parasitic cyst with, usually eccentric, scolex. It can be seen on both MRI and CT at: the vesicular stage

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