Aydin, Teke, T.Kaman, A.Gayretli, Aydin, Z.G.Apaydin, S.Genç, Sel, Ç.Bulduk, E.B.Kanik, Yüksek, S.2024-09-292024-09-2920172146-3077https://doi.org/10.5152/tpd.2017.5239https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14619/8861Neurocysticercosis is a parasitic infection of the central nervous system caused by the larval stage of Taenia solium. Although this zoonotic infection is one of the major public health problems in some developing countries, it is extremely rare in Turkey. In this article, we present the case of a pediatric patient with neurocysticercosis who was misdiagnosed with brain abscess because of focal seizures in another hospital.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessAnimalsBrain AbscessBrain DiseasesChildDiagnostic ErrorsHumansMaleNeurocysticercosisSeizuresTaenia soliumTurkeyanimalbrain abscessbrain diseasecase reportchildcomplicationdiagnostic errordiagnostic imaginghumanisolation and purificationmaleneurocysticercosisseizureTaenia soliumArticle10.5152/tpd.2017.52392-s2.0-85049255498225429318994Q422341