A brain scan and photograph showing the cyst removed from the 14-year-old boy's brain. The abnormality developed after the boy contracted a parasitic tapeworm infection.

Several parasites can affect the central nervous system and potentially create cysts in brain tissue. While relatively uncommon in the U.S., such infections can be devastating in many parts of the ...

PET owners have been warned of the deadly consequences of letting their dogs lick them after a pregnant woman developed a massive parasitic cyst in her abdomen. The 26-year-old, who is 20 weeks pre… ...

Once the parasitic cyst was removed, Palma didn't need any more treatment for the condition. Although rare in the U.S., this tapeworm is common in developing nations, including countries in Latin ...

When cysts die, they can also leave behind hard patches called calcifications in the brain. These calcified nodules are surrounded by fluid and can also lead to seizures, the Cleveland Clinic says.

We wanted to examine how the brain circuitry changes in these later stages of parasitic cyst infection," said Michael Fox, a professor at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute and the study's ...

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