what is Neurocysticercosis?!


Question: What is Neurocysticercosis?
I had suffered from Neurocysticercosis - Rt Occiptal Granuloma when i was 9 years old and treated with Phenobarbitone 90 mg. Now I am 23 and from last 4-5 years having mild seizures....Fear, Nightmare on day, sweating and rubbing hands with each other. It was happening once in 3-4 Months but now happening every month.

Doctor did EEG and report is Abnormal record showing right parietal interictal epilepti form Discharges. Having Zenoxa 150mg Thrice a day and condition is better than past but not much. PLEASE SUGGEST WHAT I DO.

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Um, well I'm assuming by the naming this is a neurological based disorder. Plus you had an EEG.

I would consult your doctor. Also, ask if he would recommend Topiramate, as it is also used for seizures. I'm not sure if it's for you, but it also seems to have positive effects on those patients with compulsive habits. You seem to be experiencing those (rubbing hands). Also, the nightmares thing might be helped.

I think de-stressing is important too. Get exercise, check your vitamin D levels. Don't take Topiramate if you are pregnant. Good luck!



Check out: http://alternative-complementary-health.… Although there is no guarantee, it's definitely worth trying the low cost natural treatments for 6 months, to see how effective they are in your case. Maintain records of seizures.

I also used to get cysts several times yearly, but since using the above, have only had one small one in 5 years.

Lecithin* (phosphatidyl choline) may reduce the frequency of epileptic seizures, but I have no idea if this applies to neurocysticercosis. A phospholipid found mostly in high-fat foods. It is said to have the ability to improve memory and brain processes. Lecithin is necessary for normal brain development. Capsules are available, but many people prefer the soft lecithin granules. These are a nice addition to fruit juice smoothies, adding a thicker texture. Lecithin is oil-based, and it gets rancid easily. It should be refrigerated (from health food stores).



It is better to consult the same doctor who had followed up your treatement



Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common parasitic disease of the nervous system and is the main cause of acquired epilepsy in developing countries. Lately, it has also been a problem in industrialized countries because of immigration of tapeworm carriers from areas of endemic disease.

Treatment of neurocysticercosis depends upon the viability of the cyst and its complications.12 Management includes symptomatic treatment as well as treatment directed against the parasite.13

If the parasite is dead, the treatment is directed primarily against the symptoms (eg, anticonvulsants for management of seizures). Monotherapy is usually sufficient. Duration of the treatment remains undefined, and depends neither on the type of seizure at presentation nor on other risk factors for recurrence, such as age at onset and number of seizures before diagnosis. Calcification remains an epileptogenic focus. Treating patients with viable cysts with a course of anticysticercal drugs in order to achieve better control of seizures is common practice.
If the parasite is viable or active and the patient has vasculitis, arachnoiditis, or encephalitis, a course of steroids or immunosuppressants is recommended before the use of anticysticercal drugs. Antiparasitic treatment14 with albendazole is also useful in cysticercosis of the racemose type. If only parenchymal, subarachnoid, or spinal cysts are present without the complications mentioned, anticysticercal treatment can be considered, with the concomitant use of steroids, even in patients with massive brain infection. Reports indicate that multiple trials with anticysticercal treatment may be required for giant subarachnoid cysts.
A recent double-blind, placebo-controlled study has shown that in patients with seizures due to viable parenchymal cysts, antiparasitic therapy decreases the burden of parasites and is safe and effective, at least in reducing the number of seizures with generalization.

Anticysticercal medications

Two medications are currently available, praziquantel (PZQ) and albendazole.17,18 Both eliminate the cysticerci or markedly reduce their number. Albendazole appears to be superior to PZQ and also seems to be more effective in giant cysts19 and subarachnoid, intraventricular, or spinal NCC. Drugs such as dexamethasone, phenytoin, or carbamazepine may decrease plasma levels of praziquantel due to the interaction with the cytochrome P-450 microsomal system. This is not seen with albendazole (which is excreted unchanged in the urine). Simultaneous administration of dexamethasone appeared to increase plasma levels of albendazole and decreased its rate of elimination.

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