[Neurocysticercosis in the State of Rio Grande do Norte: report of 8 cases]

The authors present the study of eight patients with cysticercosis of the central nervous system observed in the State of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. They comment about the frequency of the disease. Seizures were present in six patients and headache in four. The neurologic examination was abnormal in five patients. The diagnosis was based on computed tomography findings in seven patients, and on cerebrospinal fluid findings in three.