PROTOCOL OUTLINE: This is a randomized, double blind study. Patients are randomized to receive either albendazole and dexamethasone or placebo.
Patients receive phenytoin daily starting on day 1 and continuing until seizure free for 1 year. Albendazole and dexamethasone or placebo only is administered orally once daily on days 5-15.
Patients are asked to maintain a diary. Patients are followed on day 15 and 30, then every 3 months for 3 years.
Completion date provided represents the completion date of the grant per OOPD records