Cysticercosis classification
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