A 60-year-old man in Spain with multiple brain lesions was suspected of having metastatic cancer.
A 60-year-old man in Spain walked into a doctors office with a headache he could not shake.
During a neurological exam, doctors found only a mild delay in the mans movements and no other obvious deficits.
The workup was thorough.
The finding was a genuine surprise, because tapeworms are not endemic to Spain and the patient said he had not traveled.
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