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  • Title: Neurocysticercosis in the infant of a pregnant mother with a tapeworm.
    Author: Asnis D, Kazakov J, Toronjadze T, Bern C, Garcia HH, McAuliffe I, Bishop H, Lee L, Grossmann R, Garcia MA, Di John D.
    Journal: Am J Trop Med Hyg; 2009 Sep; 81(3):449-51. PubMed ID: 19706913.
    Abstract:
    Taeniasis occurs after ingestion of undercooked pork infected with cysticerci. Most Taenia solium infections are mild; proglottids are rarely noticed in the feces. Cysticercosis develops with ingestion of eggs from a tapeworm carrier. Cysticercosis affects approximately 50 million people worldwide, and is seen mostly in Central and South America, sub-Saharan Africa, India, and Asia. We present a case of an 18-month-old child living in New York, who presented with seizures caused by neurocysticercosis. A family study found a 22-year-old mother, 7 months pregnant, positive for T. solium, which presented a management dilemma.
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