-Neurocysticercosis is a frequent cause of epilepsy and other neurologic abnormalities in all age groups, however by virtue of its prolonged incubation period as well as young children's nutritional habits, it is rarely seen in preschool-age children. The objective of this study is to report the case of a 2 ½ year-old child who presented with new-onset seizures. Her diagnostic features, including neuroradiologic findings, are described and compared with the literature. No matter how young he or she may be, every child who presents with newonset seizures or other unexplained neurologic features and whose CT or MRI shows cystic lesions or contrastenhancing rounded lesions should raise a suspicion of neurocysticercosis.KEY WORDS: cysticercosis, CNS, childhood, CT, MRI. Neurocisticercose em uma criança pré-escolar: relato de casoRESUMO -A neurocisticercose é causa freqüente de epilepsia e outras manifestações neurológicas em todas as faixas etárias, mas devido ao seu período de incubação longo e aos hábitos alimentares das crianças pequenas, raramente é vista em pré-escolares. O objetivo deste estudo é descrever o caso de uma criança de 2,5 anos de idade que se apresentou com convulsões de início recente. As manifestações clínicas que levaram ao diagnóstico e os achados neurorradiológicos são descritos e comparados com a literatura. Até mesmo nas menores faixas etárias, toda criança que se apresentar com convulsões ou outras manifestações neurológicas inexplicadas e cuja TC ou RM mostrar lesões císticas ou lesões arredondadas captantes de contraste deve levantar a suspeita de neurocisticercose.
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