The larval stage of the pork tapeworm (Taenia solium) infects the human nervous system, causing neurocysticercosis. This disease is one of the main causes ...NCBISkiptomaincontentSkiptonavigationResourcesHowToAboutNCBIAccesskeysMyNCBISignintoNCBISignOutTryoutPMCLabsandtelluswhatyouthink.LearnMore.JournalListEuropePMCAuthorManuscriptsPMC3103219Lancet.Authormanuscript;availableinPMC2011May27.Publishedinfinaleditedformas:Lancet.2003Aug16;362(9383):547–556.doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(03)14117-7PMCID:PMC3103219EMSID:UKMS31602PMID:12932389TaeniasoliumcysticercosisHéctorHGarcía,MD,ArmandoEGonzalez,DVM,CarltonAWEvans,MD,RobertHGilman,MD,andCysticercosisWorkingGroupinPeruHéctorHGarcíaCysticercosisUnit,InstitutoNacionaldeCienciasNeurologicas,JrAncash1271,BarriosAltos,Lima,Peru;DepartmentofMicrobiology,UniversidadPeruanaCayetanoHeredia,LimaFindarticlesbyHéctorHGarcíaArmandoEGonzalezDepartmentofPublicHealth,SchoolofVeterinaryMedicine,UniversidadNacionalMayordeSanMarcos,Lima;DepartmentofInternationalHealth,JohnsHopkinsSchoolofHygieneandPublicHealth,Baltimore,MD,USAFindarticlesbyArmandoEGonzalezCarltonAWEvansImperialCollegeofScience,TechnologyandMedicine,London,UKFindarticlesbyCarltonAWEvansRobertHGilmanDepartmentofMicrobiology,UniversidadPeruanaCayetanoHeredia,Lima;DepartmentofInternationalHealth,JohnsHopkinsSchoolofHygieneandPublicHealth,Baltimore,MD,USAFindarticlesbyRobertHGilmanAuthorinformationCopyrightandLicenseinformationDisclaimerHéctorHGarcía,CysticercosisUnit,InstitutoNacionaldeCienciasNeurologicas,JrAncash1271,BarriosAltos,Lima,Peru;DepartmentofMicrobiology,UniversidadPeruanaCayetanoHeredia,Lima;ContributorInformation.Correspondenceto:DrHéctorHGarcía(ep.moc.arret@aicragh)CopyrightnoticeThepublisher'sfinaleditedversionofthisarticleisavailableatLancetSeeotherarticlesinPMCthatcitethepublishedarticle.Thelarvalstageoftheporktapeworm(Taeniasolium)infectsthehumannervoussystem,causingneurocysticercosis.Thisdiseaseisoneofthemaincausesofepilepticseizuresinmanylessdevelopedcountriesa