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Neurocysticercosis is the most common parasitic neurological disease worldwide, yet in Europe, it remains relatively uncommon, with many practitioners rarely seeing a case. However, immigration and international travel mean that it is becoming increasingly recognised and diagnosed in developed countries. Being a treatable condition, it is essential to be familiar with the diagnosis and to appreciate its mimics and breadth of its possible clinical presentations.
- neurocysticercosis
- differential diagnosis
- tropical neurology
- travel neurology
- Infectious diseases
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Correction notice This article has been updated since it was published Online First. Several typographical errors have been corrected.
Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.
Competing interests None declared.
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Provenance and peer review Commissioned. Externally peer reviewed by Aaron Berkowitz, Boston, USA.
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