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== Clinical Summary ==
This 29-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital because of repeated tonic-clonic seizures. The patient was a tour guide leading groups of tourist to Tibet for two-month walking/camping tours in the Himalayas. Her seizures were easily controlled by intravenous administration of phenytoin. The WBC count was 13,000, with 5% eosinophils; and the erythrocyte sedimentation rate was 19slightly elevated. A cranial CT performed with and without contrast revealed two ring-enhancing lesions. The patient underwent a craniotomy and excisional biopsy.
== Additional Resources ==
=== Reference ===
* [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/215589-overview eMedicine Medical Library: Cysticercosis]* [http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/781845-overview eMedicine Medical Library: Cysticercosis in Emergency Medicine]* [http://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/infectious_diseases/cestodes_tapeworms/taeniasis_solium_and_cysticercosis.html Merck Manual: Taeniasis Solium and Cysticercosis]
=== Journal Articles ===
* Garcia HH, Del Brutto OH. [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10738675 Taenia solium cysticercosis]. ''Infect Dis Clin North Am'' 2000 Mar;14(1):97-119, ix.
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