“This is a condition known as cysticercosis. Essentially, these are larval cysts of taenia solium — also known as the pork tapeworm.” He explained that the unnamed patient developed the ...

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One potential cause of epilepsy is consuming undercooked pork from pigs infected with the pork tapeworm (Taenia solium) ...

But the descriptions appear consistent with Taenia solium, a pork tapeworm. A person can develop a condition known as neurocysticercosis from the larval cysts of the worm infecting the brain.

Caption Pig brain naturally infected with Taenia solium five days after praziquantel treatment and infused Evans blue prior to necropsy. The black arrows point to blue cysts with increased ...