[Cysticercosis in patients with neurologic diseases in hospital milieu in Lomé, Togo].

The aim of this study was to determine the frequency and clinical presentation of cysticercosis in patients consulting in the neurology unit of the Lomé, Togo Teaching Hospital. Among the 2.064 patients examined, 38 had cysticercosis. All 38 were males, age ranged 18 to 50 years. Diagnosis was established on the basis of multiple subcutaneous cysticercosis (n = 33), cerebral cysticercosis scan findings (n = 5), serology (n = 7) and cerebrospinal fluid findings (n = 3) of specific antibodies using the ELISA method. Recurrent epileptic seizures occurred in 33 patients. Three other were in a confusional state, one had headaches and one had hemiplegy. The results of this study contrast with the reported scarcity of cerebral cysticercosis in hospitals in other West African countries.