Cerebral cysticercosis presenting as senile dementia
Sandyk, R.; Waner, S.
South African Medical Journal 63(14): 513
1983
ISSN/ISBN: 0256-9574 PMID: 6836435 Document Number: 207666
Taenia solium, human, 71-year-old man with mental confusion and other neurological symptoms diagnosed as Alzheimer's disease, serologic examination strongly positive for cysticercosis, mebendazole therapy reduced most neurological signs
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