Letter in response to Del Brutto, Axonal swelling and Spheroids in Taenia solium neurocysticercosis.

We appreciate Dr. Del Brutto's comments concerning our article entitled "Axonal swellings and spheroids: a new insight into the pathology of neurocysticercosis (NCC)'' (5). Axonal swellings have only recently been described in neurocysticercosis. While we agree with Dr. Del Brutto's view that axonal swellings can be the result of neuronal damage due to inflammatory change surrounding parenchymal brain cysts,,any injury to the axon as occurs with trauma, toxins, shearing or hypoxia will also produce this response. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.