brain, spinal cord, and nerve disorders
Parasitic Brain Infections
Other infections
 Echinococcosis (Dog Tapeworm Infection) None Schistosomiasis None Echinococcosis, coenurosis, and schistosomiasis can cause symptoms similar to those of cysticercosis, including seizures, headaches, personality changes, and mental impairment. Symptoms caused by echinococcosis or coenurosis may take years to develop. Doctors can usually diagnose these infections based on results from MRI or CT, but sometimes a spinal tap is needed. The spinal fluid may have a large number of white blood cells called eosinophils. These three infections are usually treated with antihelminthic drugs, such asalbendazole,mebendazole,praziquantel, andpyrantelpamoate. But in echinococcosis and coenurosis, cysts must often be removed surgically. 