Table 1 Differential diagnosis for intracranial cystic lesions [7, 8]
From: Pulmonary neuroendocrine carcinoma mimicking neurocysticercosis: a case report
Malignant neoplasm:  • Metastatic lesion  • Primary brain neoplasm (central nervous system lymphoma, glioblastoma) Infection:  • Bacterial (tuberculosis, pyogenic abscess, syphilis, nocardia, Whipple’s disease)  • Endemic fungi (cryptococcus, coccidiomycosis, aspergillosis, histoplasmosis)  • Parasitic (neurocysticercosis, cerebral sparganosis)  • Viral (progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy) | Inflammatory:  • Multiple sclerosis  • Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis  • Transverse myelitis  • Neuro-Behçet’s disease Other:  • Neurosarcoidosis  • Amyloidosis |