Could neurocysticercosis ever be mistaken for a meningioma?

Unlikely: Not uncommonly neurocysticercosis has multiple abnormalities on mri. Can be mistaken with pituitary tumors because they can cause endocrine changes. There are several things in the differential diagnosis. CSF analysis is important as long as there is not a lot of edema on mri. Hope this helps.

Unlikely: Neurocysticercosis usually presents with multiple lesions in the brain that change with time depending on the stage of the parasite. Meningiomas are usually single and located along the lining of the brain. However a single neurocysticercosis lesion in the nodular-glandular stage located toward the surface of the brain parenchyma or intraventricularly can mimic a meningioma.