It looks like you're using an Ad Blocker.
Please white-list or disable AboveTopSecret.com in your ad-blocking tool.
Thank you.
Some features of ATS will be disabled while you continue to use an ad-blocker.
Patients with seizures arising from the contralateral dorsolateral frontal cortex (involving the frontal eye fields) may show early head version (forced, sustained and extreme turning of the head with neck extension) and eye version.
Now the question is why? Do they have a history of epilepsy or is the cause something else? I have my suspicions and would love to know the cause.
Neurocysticercosis is the most severe form of cysticercosis, an infection caused by ingesting tapeworm eggs (Taenia solium). Once these eggs are in the bloodstream, the larvae can travel into the brain and form cysts, causing neurocysticercosis (NCC). Symptoms of NCC can include seizures, headaches, or dizziness, although some patients with NCC show no symptoms. The greatest risk of getting NCC is through close contact with a tapeworm carrier. It is also possible for people with a tapeworm infection to infect themselves with NCC, a process called autoinfection.
NCC is the leading cause of acquired epilepsyexternal icon in many parts of the world, including Latin America, Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa. On average, 29% of epilepsy in endemic countries is caused by NCC. In some countries, the average may approach 50%.
A recent Stanford study led by infectious diseases instructor at the Stanford School of Medicine John Openshaw has uncovered high levels of tapeworm infections among elementary schoolers in the western portion of China’s Sichuan province.
According to the World Health Organization, the tapeworm infection, also known as neurocysticercosis, is one of the leading causes of deaths from food-borne diseases and accounts for 30 percent of epilepsy cases in areas where the parasite is endemic. Seven million people are estimated to be affected in China alone.