To review the imaging finding of neurocysticercosis, muscular cysticercosisand disseminated cysticercosis.

Cysticercosis, an infection caused by the larval form of Taenia solium is zoonotic disease which can affect various organs, including the brain, muscle, spinal cord, orbit, subcutaneous tissue, and heart.3 It is the most common helminthic disease of the nervous system in humans. Cysticercosis is considered by the World Health Organization to be the most common preventable cause of epilepsy in the developing world, with an estimated 2 million people having epilepsy caused by T. solium infection.4 This disease was endemic in many developing countries...

In this educational exhibit we review different cases of cysticercosis from our diagnostic center mainly imaging findings on different modalities like radiography, ultrasound, CT and MRI. Conventional sequences used in the diagnosis of neurocysticercosis are: T1, T2, FLAIR and post-contrast T1 and sometimes special sequences like 3D-CISS which can definitely increases diagnostic accuracy. Neurocysticercosis is most common form of cysticercosis infection in human. As imaging findings are protean especially of MRI, the neurocysticercosis is divided into five stages: noncystic, vesicular, and colloidal vesicular, granular nodular...

Cysticercosis is one of commonest parasitic disease of the human which can affect central nervous system as well as other parts of body. Even today it constitutes a major public health challenge for most of the developing world. Radiologist should be familiar with imaging findings of cysticercosis which help greatly in early diagnosis and appropriate treatment decision.

M. B. Jadhav,MD,DNB,DICR,EDIR; LSR,Durg/IN - nothing to disclose V. Lokhande,DNB,LSR,Durg/IN - nothing to disclose P. S. Jha;MD,DNB,DICR,EDIR,LSR-Durg/IN - nothing to disclose V. Gavhane;MD,DNB,LSR,Durg/IN - nothing to disclose S. Jain; DMRD, LSR,Durg/IN - nothing to disclose G. Verma;MD,DMRD,LSR,Durg/IN - nothing to disclose

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