, the hospital’s dean of medicine and a hospital administrator, tries to assign the case to Dr. House. House refuses, calling it boring. Cuddy threatens to cut his research budget, so House reluctantly takes the case but immediately delegates the clinical work to his diagnostic team: Dr. Eric Foreman , Dr. Robert Chase , and Dr. Allison Cameron .
Rebecca Adler, a 29-year-old kindergarten teacher, is in class with her students when she suddenly loses control of her speech, slurs words, and collapses. She is rushed to Princeton‑Plainsboro Teaching Hospital. House M.d Season 1 Episode 1
The team confirms neurocysticercosis. Treatment with antiparasitic drugs causes inflammation in the brain (a known side effect), so House also prescribes high‑dose steroids. Rebecca recovers fully. , the hospital’s dean of medicine and a