A Case of Neurocysticercosis, Currently an Uncommon Cause of Epilepsy in Portugal

Neurocysticercosis (NCC), endemic in developing countries, where it is an important cause of epilepsy, is the most frequent parasitic disease of the central nervous system.Clinical manifestations may vary, with seizures being the most common form of presentation, such as in our report.In Europe, the disease is currently rare, but with the increasing number of immigrants from endemic countries, there has been an increase in the number of people with NCC, with Portugal registering 357 NCC hospitalized cases between 2006 and 2013 (mean of 45 cases per year).This is a case report of a 7-year-old child, from Angola, who presented to the emergency department in post-seizure status, with neuroimaging being decisive in establishing the diagnosis of NCC.Although uncommon in Portugal, it is important to consider this diagnosis in a child who presents with a non-febrile seizure, especially if the child emigrates from a high-prevalence area or has had a long stay in endemic regions.