Formerly known as "grand mal" seizures, these neural disturbances cause stiffened muscles and a loss of consciousness. His parents said that their son had felt pain in his right groin for a week. A physical exam revealed that he had confusion and tenderness in the right testis. Diagnosis: neurocysticercosis, a parasitic disease of the brain caused when someone swallows tapeworm eggs that have passed in the feces of someone who has an intestinal tapeworm. The larvae crawl out of the eggs and into muscle and brain tissues, where they form cysts.

Source: CNN March 28, 2019 16:41 UTC