Cardiff Woman Survives 38 Brain Parasites After India Trip

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Cardiff Woman Survives 38 Brain Parasites After India Trip
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A Cardiff woman developed neurocysticercosis after a 2007 trip to India, discovering 38 tapeworm larvae in her brain that caused severe headaches, seizures and psychosis. She was treated with anti-parasitic drugs and steroids, and the parasites calcified over time; she remains on epilepsy medication but is now healthy and advocates awareness of this rare UK condition.

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