As the worm turns

Tapeworms usually attach themselves to the body’s intestines and cause abdominal pain but one of these critters somehow made its way into the brain of a man in Austin, TX and he suffered from recurrent headaches. Surgeons at Ascension Seton Medical Center operated and removed the worm and the man is now on the mend, reports the Association of Mature American Citizens [AMAC]. Doctors there believe that the patient may have ingested the tapeworm ten years ago in Mexico. The condition, which is known as Neurocysticercosis, is not so common in the U.S. but it is a “frequent” diagnosis in developing countries, according to the U.S. National Library of Medicine.