ICD-11 code : 1F70.0;
Preferred Label : Cysticercosis of central nervous system;
ICD-11 definition : A disease of the central nervous system, caused by an infection of tissue with larval
cysts from the parasitic worm Taenia solium. This disease presents with symptoms depending
on the site of infection, the number and size of cysts, and the individual's immune
status. This disease may present with epilepsy, chronic headache, hydrocephalus, neurological
deficits, or may be asymptomatic. Transmission is by haematogenous spread of larvae
to the central nervous system after ingestion of Taenia solium eggs in contaminated
food or water. Confirmation is by detection of antibodies against Taenia solium in
a blood sample, or cerebrospinal fluid and advanced imaging of the brain.;
ICD-11 synonym : cerebral cysticercosis; neurocysticercosis; brain cysticercosis; cysticercosis of brain;
Origin ID : 487162814;
UMLS CUI : C0338437;
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A disease of the central nervous system, caused by an infection of tissue with larval
cysts from the parasitic worm Taenia solium. This disease presents with symptoms depending
on the site of infection, the number and size of cysts, and the individual's immune
status. This disease may present with epilepsy, chronic headache, hydrocephalus, neurological
deficits, or may be asymptomatic. Transmission is by haematogenous spread of larvae
to the central nervous system after ingestion of Taenia solium eggs in contaminated
food or water. Confirmation is by detection of antibodies against Taenia solium in
a blood sample, or cerebrospinal fluid and advanced imaging of the brain.
