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Neurocysticercosis in patients with active epilepsy in the tea garden community of Assam, Northeast India

Scientific Reports, 2021
Neurocysticercosis is a significant cause of epilepsy in the tropics. The present cross-sectional survey was conducted in the socioeconomically backward tea garden community of Assam to gauge the prevalence of neurocysticercosis in patients with active ...
K. Rekha Devi, Debasish Borbora, Narayan Upadhyay, Dibyajyoti Goswami, S. K. Rajguru, Kanwar Narain   +5 more
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Disseminated Neurocysticercosis With Intraventricular and Cisternal Extension Without Hydrocephalus: A Case Report. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT Neurocysticercosis, a leading cause of acquired epilepsy, can present as disseminated disease with widespread cystic lesions. A 33‐year‐old male with seizures and weakness showed radiologically confirmed neurocysticercosis. Treatment with steroids, antiparasitics, and antiseizure medication led to improvement. Early diagnosis and public health
Shrestha B, Shrestha P, Gajurel BP, Kandel G, Shah L.   +4 more
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Psychiatric Disorders of Neurocysticercosis: Narrative Review

Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, 2021
Asmaa M El-Kady,1 Khaled S Allemailem,2 Ahmad Almatroudi,2 Birgit Abler,3 Mohamed Elsayed3 1Department of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, South Valley University, Qena, Egypt; 2Department of Medical Laboratories, College of Applied Medical ...
El-Kady AM, Allemailem KS, Almatroudi A, Abler B, Elsayed M   +4 more
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Navigating a Rare Neurological Conundrum: Quadriparesis in Neurocysticercosis With Hydrocephalus. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT This case illustrates the diagnostic challenges in identifying neurocysticercosis, which is initially mistaken for tubercular arachnoiditis. Early recognition and multidisciplinary management are crucial for preventing severe complications. The case also describes the importance of awareness and timely treatment of neglected tropical diseases ...
Krishna MV, Biswas P, Jayashankar CA, Ganaraja VH, Joshi A.   +4 more
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Neurocysticercosis in Pregnancy [PDF]

American Journal of Perinatology Reports, 2018
The normal physiologic changes during pregnancy contribute to nutritional, metabolic, and immunologic adjustments, which can have an impact on the presentation of several diseases.
Camille M Webb, M. L. Rosa, G. Olson, M. Cabada   +3 more
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Racemose neurocysticercosis

Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2017
Racemose neurocysticercosis refers to the ‘aberrant proliferating cestode larvae” presenting as multiple, non-capsulated cystic membranes that bud exogenously giving a multilocular cystic appearance resembling a ‘bunch of grapes’.
Arushi G. Saini, Sameer Vyas, Pratibha Singhi   +2 more
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The status and health burden of neurocysticercosis in Mbulu district, northern Tanzania

BMC Research Notes, 2018
Objective The objective of this study was to assess the extent and health burden of neurocysticercosis in the general community of the Mbulu district, northern Tanzania. About 1051 randomly select participants were screened for human cysticercosis.
Beda John Mwang’onde, Mwita John Chacha, Gamba Nkwengulila   +2 more
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Cysticercosis and neurocysticercosis in people from Mocuba district, Zambézia province: A Mozambican community-based study. [PDF]

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
IntroductionTaenia solium cysticercosis represents a significant public health concern, especially in low-income countries such as Mozambique, where especially the sub form neurocysticercosis can be associated with acute symptomatic seizures, epilepsy ...
Janny Mucavele, Noémia Nhancupe, Gaby Ermelindo Roberto Monteiro, Regina Daniel Miambo, Lídia Gouveia, Alberto Pondja, Irina Mendes Sousa, Stephen W Bickler, Constance A Benson, Robert T Schooley, Veronika Schmidt, Charlotte Ruether, Dominik Stelzle, Clarissa Prazeres da Costa, Ladino Suade, Milton L Wainberg, Maria A Oquendo, Andrea S Winkler, Emilia Virginia Noormahomed, Zambézia cysticercosis working Group   +19 more
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Therapy for neurocysticercosis [PDF]

Expert Review of Neurotherapeutics, 2004
Therapy for neurocysticercosis has advanced during the last 20 years with the advent of albendazole (Zentel) and praziquantel (Cysticide). Albendazole is the current medication of choice for the treatment of neurocysticercosis and is recommended for symptomatic patients with multiple viable cysts in the brain parenchyma.
Osvaldo Massaiti Takayanagui
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NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS [PDF]

Neuropediatrics, 2006
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common cause of acquired epilepsy in developing countries. It can present variably depending on the location and stage of cysts in the nervous system, and the host immune response. The most common presentation of parenchymal NCC is with seizures that are usually focal and brief; status epilepticus occurs in some ...
Ronald, Leonard, Edward D, Adickes, Roger A, Brumback   +2 more
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