A 45-year-old pig farmer from rural Cusco, Peru, presents with new-onset seizures. MRI brain shows multiple ring-enhancing and calcified cystic lesion...

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A 45-year-old pig farmer from rural Cusco, Peru, presents with new-onset seizures. MRI brain shows multiple ring-enhancing and calcified cystic lesions throughout the brain parenchyma. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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Neurocysticercosis

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Cerebral toxoplasmosis

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Cerebral hydatid disease

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Tuberculoma

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Cerebral malaria

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Neurocysticercosis

A 45-year-old pig farmer from rural Cusco, Peru, presents with new-onset seizures. MRI brain shows multiple ring-enhancing and calcified cystic lesions throughout the brain parenchyma. What is the most likely diagnosis?