Which of the following is most common location of intracranial neurocysticercoses:
Brain parenchyma
Spinal cord.
Basal cisternae.
Medulla oblongata.
Cysticercosis is a parasitic infection that results from ingestion of eggs from the adult tapeworm. When cysticercosis involves the central nervous system, it is called neurocysticercosis.
The cyst degenerates, leaks fluid from the larval cyst into the brain parenchyma, generating a strong immune response, characterized by enhancement on CT and MRI
Downs Syndrome
It is first seen either with seizures (70-90%) or headache.