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Neurocysticercosis in Houston, Texas: An Update Medicine 90:81-86, Serpa,J.A.,et al, 2011 See this aricle in Pubmed Article Abstract We included 111 patients (48 had definitive and 63 probable neurocysticercosis). The mean age was 28.6 years (standard deviation, 13.6 yr), and the male to female ratio was 2:1. Most patients (93%) were Hispanic immigrants. Sixty (54%) patients had parenchymal disease, 22 (20%) intraventricular, 13 (12%) subarachnoid disease, and 13 (12%) had calcifications only. Additionally, 2 patients had hydrocephalus only, and 1 had ocular cysticercosis. Thirteen (40%) of 32 patients with parenchymal disease and 3 (30%) of 10 patients with calcifications had relapsed seizures at follow-up. Extraparenchymal disease was associated with longer duration of hospitalization compared with parenchymal disease. No deaths were identified in our series during a median follow-up of 1 year.

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