Neuro / Head & Neck for Wednesday, April 9th, 2025

Contributed by Seoul National University Children's Hospital
Young Hun Choi, Jung-Eun Cheon, Yeon Jin Cho, SeungHyun Lee, and Jae-Yeon Hwang.

History

12-year-old girl with headache for 2 weeks.

Previously healthy. 

Living in Thailand.

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Question

What is the most likely diagnosis?

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Correct answer

Neurocysticercosis

Discussion

Encysted larva of the tapeworm, Taenia solium

Imaging Feature: depends on the stage of the life cycle of T. solium

DWI; variable diffusion restriction

*Absence of diffusion restriction may help in differentiating neurocysticercosis from abscess

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