Neurocysticercosis is a severe life-threatening form of cysticercosis that affects the brain. It is categorized as a neglected parasitic infection, a condition that results in severe illness in the affected and is poorly understood by healthcare professionals. It is a preventable infection caused by larval cysts that infect various body parts.
Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com.I'm sorry to hear about your brother's condition. Neurocysticercosis is a parasitic disease and is actually the most common of the parasitic brain diseases.
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