Neurocysticercosis  is a specific form of the infectious parasitic disease cysticercosis that is caused by the infection with Taenia solium, a tapeworm found in pigs. Neurocysticercosis occurs when cysts formed by the infection take hold within the brain, causing neurologic syndromes such as epileptic seizures.
Neurocysticercosis is a form of cysticercosis that specifically affects the brain due to infection with the tapeworm Taenia solium found in pigs. This condition leads to neurological symptoms like epileptic seizures.