Neurocysticercosis in Iran: An Unexpected Case and Literature Review

Abstract

Neurocysticercosis is a significant public health issue worldwide. Even though cysticercosis was once thought to have been eradicated in the United States, it is currently a growing public health problem in the United States , and immi grants from endemic areas are at the highest risk of acquiring this disease. In Iran , there was no report from this worri some infection. The clinical presentation of neurocysticercosis is variable and vague. In this article , we will explain a case of neurocysticercosis encountered in the Shohada Hospital pathology department, and then we will review neu rologic and radiologic symptoms, laboratory and pathologic findings , as well as medication for treatment, briefly.