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A parasitic infection caused by the pork tapeworm Taenia solium that can produce seizures, hydrocephalus, and neuropsychiatric syndromes including cognitive impairment and dementia.
Parasites that invade the human brain range from single‑celled protozoa to multicellular worms and, depending on the organism and host status, can cause anything from mild, self‑limited inflammation t...
Toxoplasma gondii and brain-invasive helminths such as Taenia solium (neurocysticercosis) are the parasites most consistently linked in the literature to cognitive decline or dementia-like syndromes i...
Imaging—primarily MRI and CT—provides crucial, often near-diagnostic information about parasitic infections of the central nervous system by showing cysts, enhancement patterns, edema, and complicatio...
Ivermectin carries known side effects when used in humans — ranging from common, transient reactions (itching, fever, headache) to rare but serious neurological events — and is not a standard, proven ...