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Case Reports
. 1990 Feb 19;152(4):217-8.
doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1990.tb125153.x.

Neurocysticercosis--two Australian cases

D McDowell  1 , C G Harper
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Case Reports

Neurocysticercosis--two Australian cases

D McDowell et al. Med J Aust. .

Abstract

Two cases of neurocysticercosis, one with multiple small lesions and the other with a single cerebral cyst, are reported. Both patients presented with focal seizures and headaches years after likely exposure to Taenia solium eggs. These cases represent susceptible populations in Australia--migrants from and travellers in endemic areas.

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