Abstract

SANCHEZ FERNANDEZ, Jorge Julián  and  CABRERA MENENDEZ, Ana Lilia. Neurocysticercosis: a case report. AMC [online]. 2014, vol.18, n.1, pp.93-99. ISSN 1025-0255.

Background: neurocysticercosis is a parasitic disease of the central nervous system caused by the cestode Taenia soliumin larval stage. It is acquired due to bad hygienic conditions and the ingestion of food with feces. A complex case, not frequent in Cuba, was detected and identified during the fulfillment of the comprehensive health program in Honduras. Objective: to contribute to the awareness of some diseases which constitute a health problem in Central America, based on this case presentation. Clinical case: a patient with a convulsive brain tumor syndrome was attended at San Marcos Regional Hospital of Ocotopeque, Honduras. The patient underwent a study and was diagnosed with neurocysticercosis. The patient was treated and his condition became stable but he was left with the inherent aftereffects of the illness. Conclusions: the treated patient presented clinical manifestations that could correspond with several nosologic diseases, but based on studies like tomography the disease could be established in order to avoid this complaint. The education of the population about their hygienic practices and eating habits is important because the aftereffects of the disease in the central nervous system are permanent and sometimes, if it is diagnosed belatedly, may have very grave consequences.

Keywords : NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS [diagnosis]; HEALTH EDUCATION; FOOD HYGIENE; CONVULSIONES; TAENIA SOLIUM; CASE STUDIES.

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