Neurocysticercosis is caused by infection with the tapeworm. It is common in developing countries where pigs are raised. It is a common cause of seizures in endemic areas 1. It consists of four stages: vascular, colloid vesicular, granular nodular, and nodular calcified 2. It can occur anywhere in the brain and is typically less than 1 cm in size.
The differentials are cerebral metastasis, pyogenic cerebral abscesses, and tuberculomas 2. This case has the typical "starry sky appearance" 3.