Belgian Journal of Paediatrics
An Unusual Cause of Paediatric Epilepsy in Europe: a Case of Neurocysticercosis
Vol. 26 No. 2 (2024), Theme issue articles
Vol. 26 No. 2 (2024)

An Unusual Cause of Paediatric Epilepsy in Europe: a Case of Neurocysticercosis

Theme issue articles
Published 2024-07-12
Simon Segers
Centre Hospitalier de Wallonie Picarde, Emergency Department, Tournai, Belgium
https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2794-9498
Charles Etobou
Centre Hospitalier de Wallonie Picarde, Department of Paediatrics, Tournai, Belgium
Françoise Delmelle
Centre Hospitalier de Wallonie Picarde, Department of Paediatrics, Tournai, Belgium
Marie-Cécile Nassogne
UCLouvain, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Department of Paediatric Neurology, Brussels, Belgium
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6936-1611
Emmanuel Bottieau
Institute of Tropical Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, Antwerp, Belgium
Nadia Amini
Centre Hospitalier de Wallonie Picarde, Department of Radiology, Tournai, Belgium
Dimitri Van der Linden
UCLouvain, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Department of Paediatric Infectious Diseases and Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Brussels, Belgium
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2696-4559
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Keywords

neurocysticercosis
seizures
taenia solium
child
case report

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Segers, S., Etobou, C., Delmelle, F., Nassogne, M.-C., Bottieau, E., Amini, N., & Van der Linden, D. (2024). An Unusual Cause of Paediatric Epilepsy in Europe: a Case of Neurocysticercosis. Belgian Journal of Paediatrics, 26(2). Retrieved from https://belgjpaediatrics.com/index.php/bjp/article/view/291
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Abstract

We describe a case of symptomatic epilepsy in an 8-year-old child of Burundian origin who was admitted to an emergency department in Belgium. Neurocysticercosis is a rare cause of epilepsy outside areas endemic for Taenia solium. The 'pig tapeworm' is responsible for neurocysticercosis by larval invasion of the central nervous system. The clinical presentation and therapeutic options are reviewed, with a focus on the severity, stage, and location of the infection.

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