Philippe Ntalaja kabuayi^1,2, Célèbre Mualaba³*, Yves Thiangala¹, Bondish Kambaja Munya¹, Grégoire Kamanga¹, Joseph Tshitoko¹ and Massar Diagne⁴

¹Neurology Department, NeuropsychoPathological Center of Kinshasa, University of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
²Doctor Joseph Guislain Neuropsychiatric Center of Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo
³Neurosurgery Department, Fann University Hospital, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar, Senegal
⁴Neurology Department, Fann University Hospital, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar, Senegal

*Corresponding Author: Célèbre Mualaba and Philippe Ntalaja Kabuaya, Department of Neurosurgery, Center Hospitalier Universitaire de Fann, Dakar, Senegal; and Doctor Joseph Guislain Neuropsychiatric Center of Lubumbashi, DRC.

Received: March 02, 2023; Published: March 27, 2023

Abstract

Neurocysticercosis is a parasitosis of the central nervous system, caused by the cysticerci of a flatworm: Taenia solium. Humans contract it by consuming food or water contaminated with eggs of t. Solium, which is excreted in the stools of individuals with intestinal tapeworm. We report the case of a 45-year-old man living since the age of 32 in Central Africa in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with no particular history, regularly consuming pork meat, having been admitted to the neurology department for the malaise. epileptic. The presence of cystic lesions showing the scolex on imaging highlighted a suspicion of cerebral cysticercosis.

Neurocysticercosis is endemic in all latitudes where pig farming is common practice, and where the level of hygiene and sanitary control of livestock are insufficient. The DRC is surrounded by cysticercal endemic countries where it is responsible for 50 to 70% of epilepsies. Thus, it seemed relevant to us to publish this case to draw attention to this curable pathology in most cases, but it can be fatal or leave disabling sequelae. Improving sanitary and hygiene conditions should allow to eradicate it on the condition that neighbouring countries take the same measures and, if not pool their resources, at least coordinate them.

Keywords: Neurocysticercosis; Epilepsy and Status Epilepticus; Scolex; Taenia Solium

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Citation

Citation: Philippe Ntalaja Kabuayi., et al. “Neurocysticercosis and Status Epilepticus: About A Clinical Case in the Neurology Department in Dr Congo and Review of the Literature". Acta Scientific Neurology 6.4 (2023): 96-99.

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Copyright: © 2023 Philippe Ntalaja Kabuayi., et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.