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Eclampsia is always assumed to be the first seizure in a pregnant woman. The fact that related symptoms of headache, nausea and vomiting, visual distortion, neurological abnormalities, and seizures may present as Eclampsia Syndrome might make diagnosing neurocysticercosis in pregnancy difficult. Although rare, neurocysticercosis is a common cause of first-time seizures in pregnancy, especially in tropical countries like India. It can be treated effectively in non-pregnant women with no disruption to the pregnancy, and medical treatment is effective in the majority of cases. Along with management, we discuss examples of pregnant women with unusual symptoms who were initially misdiagnosed as Eclampsia but were later recognised as Neurocysticercosis on Neuroimaging.   Author (S) Details Amandeep Kaur Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology. Government Medical College, Patiala (Punjab), India. Balwinder Kaur Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology. Government Medical College, ...

This chapter describes a patient with neurocysticercosis who presented with psychotic features. He came to Cairns, Queensland, Australia as a refugee following his experiences of civil unrest in Rwanda. A review of the current literature on neurocysticercosis is described including an introduction, clinical presentation of neurocysticercosis, diagnosis, treatment, case presentation, clinical course, Axis 1-IV diagnoses and discussion highlighting psychosocial trauma. A history of the genocide he survived in Rwanda in 1994 is summarised along with a discussion of traumatic or dissociative psychosis that was included in his differential diagnosis. The patient was admitted through the Emergency Department where he was assessed and treated in a medical ward with the involvement of the Psychiatric Liaison Team and Infectious Disease Team. CT and MRI of the brain confirmed the diagnosis of neurocysticercosis. Medical treatment was administered for neurocysticercosis and community psychiat...