Cysticercosis differential diagnosis
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Overview
Cysticercosis must be differentiated from other diseases that cause brain lesions and ocular lesions.
Disease | Prominent clinical feature | Lab findings | Radiological findings |
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Neurocysticercosis |
Seizures are the most common presentation. It is mostly focal but can have a secondary generalization. |
Lab findings are nonspecific. | |
Brain abscess |
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Contrast enhances CT provides rapid assessment of the size and number of the abscesses.
MRI : Diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) MRI can differntiate brain abscess from cystic brain lesions with sensitivity and specifity of 96% (3) |
Brain tumors | |||
Brain tuberculoma | |||
Neurosarcoidosis | |||
Encephalitis |