They operated on it because of a brain tumor, but it was a huge parasite

Without imagining it, a New Yorker has lived a year with a huge parasite in the brain. This was discovered in full operation by the doctors who operated it for a suspected brain tumor.

As he pointed out Science live, 42, Rachel Palma began to have episodes of memory loss, behavioral changes, headaches, insomnia, hallucinations and, in addition, he began to drop the objects he raised with his hands.

One day, Rachel was drinking coffee when, out of nowhere, she dropped the cup. He had a great fright and realized that involuntary action was a sign of a serious problem. He went to the doctor and the magnetic resonance imaging showed him a cerebral lesion – brain-damage.

For the team of specialists, what was shown on the plates was a tumor so they proceeded to exploit it. The diagnosis however changed in full surgery.

When doctors at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York opened Rachel's skull they did not find the tissue of a tumor but something more solid. They extracted a sample and badyzed it immediately: this was the larva of a solitary.

The specialists discovered that Rachel had suffered neurocysticercosis, a disease that is usually contracted during consumption uncooked pork where solitary worms eggs can be housed.

When larvae solitary salts of their shells spread in the body and can to form cysts in the skin, muscles, eyes or in the brain (his favorite place for abundant blood).

After extracting the larva, Rachel is no longer in danger and do not need any other treatments. "I stopped asking questions and started celebrating my life and making the most of it," he said. WABC-TV.