
Neurocysticercosis is the commonest parasitic central nervous infection world-wide.(1,2,3,4) It is a public health problem in India . It has a wide population distribution in the world and affects children as well as adults. (1,2,3,4,5). It is the most common helminthic infection of the nervous system and is endemic in most underdeveloped countries as well as in industrialized nations. It is estimated that approximately 50,000 people die every year from neurocysticercosis (NCC) worldwide.