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====Parenchymal:==== | ====Parenchymal:==== | ||
Inside brain parenchyma (most common site) | *Inside brain parenchyma (most common site) | ||
====Extraparenchymal:==== | ====Extraparenchymal:==== | ||
Eyes | *Eyes | ||
Meninges | *Meninges | ||
Brain ventricles | *Brain ventricles | ||
Subarachnoid space | *Subarachnoid space | ||
===Extarneural:=== | ===Extarneural:=== | ||
Cutaneous cysticercosis | *Cutaneous cysticercosis | ||
Muscular cysticercosis | *Muscular cysticercosis |
Revision as of 15:13, 14 April 2017
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmed Younes M.B.B.CH [2]
Classification
Cysticercosis can be classified according to the site of infestation by the cysts into:
Neurocysticercosis:
Parenchymal:
- Inside brain parenchyma (most common site)
Extraparenchymal:
- Eyes
- Meninges
- Brain ventricles
- Subarachnoid space
Extarneural:
- Cutaneous cysticercosis
- Muscular cysticercosis