Parasitic infection caused by larval stage of Taenia solium (pork tapeworm)
Occurs when humans (definitive host) ingest poorly cooked pig (intermediate host) that is infected with larvae (cysticerci)
Estimated 50-100 million people infected worldwide
1,000 new cases in US per year, mostly in immigrants from Latin America but also seen in those from Asia or Africa
More than 80% of those affected are asymptomatic
Cysts can reside anywhere in body
Divided into extraneural<unk>  (outside CNS) and neurocysticercosis (which can be parenchymal, extraparenchymal or both)
1,000 new cases in US per year, mostly in immigrants from Latin America but also seen in those from Asia or Africa
Cysticercosis
Brain abscess
Paraphimosis
Vasculitis
Japanese encephalitis
Tuberculomas or Mycotic granulomas
Leishmaniasis
Primary brain tumors or metastases