Neurocysticercosis in a 11 Months Old Infant from North India: A Rare Case Report and Literature Review

A bstract Neurocysticercosis (NCC), the most common parasitic infection of the central nervous system, primarily affects children and young adults in endemic regions. Here, we report a case of an 11-year-old female presenting with unprovoked generalized tonic, clonic seizure. Contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging brain demonstrated a well-defined single, ring-enhanced lesion with scolex in the left frontal lobe. The serological test was positive which supports the diagnosis of NCC. A diagnosis of acute symptomatic seizure due to the intraparenchymal NCC was made. This is among the youngest documented cases of NCC from India. The patient responded well to standard anti-parasitic and anti-epileptic therapy. This case underscores the importance of including NCC in the differential diagnosis of infantile unprovoked seizures, especially in endemic regions.