Asked for male, 42 years old from Navi Mumbai
The first step in getting correct treatment is to get a correct diagnosis. Differential diagnosis list for Neurocysticercosis may include:
Epilepsy
bacterial meningitis
primary cancer
metastatic cancer
tuberculoma etc.
Often, the decision of whether or not to treat neurocysticercosis is based upon the number of lesions found in the brain and the symptoms you have. When only one lesion is found, often treatment is not given. If you have more than one lesion, specific anti-parasitic treatment is generally recommended.
If the brain lesion is considered calcified (this means that a hard shell has formed around the tapeworm larvae), the cysticerci is considered dead and specific anti-parasitic treatment is not beneficial.