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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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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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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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Risk factors for Taenia solium taeniasis: A case-control study in Lao PDR. [PDF]

Trop Med Int Health
Abstract Introduction Neurocysticercosis due to Taenia solium is the leading cause of epilepsy in low and middle‐income countries yet remains under investigated in Lao PDR (Laos). People shedding T. solium eggs or proglottids from the adult tapeworm are the source of infection for those with cysticercosis.
Larkins A, Boyd D, Duangmala V, Insisiengmay B, Chittavong M, Ash A.   +5 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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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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Update on the diagnosis and management of neurocysticercosis

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2022
Background:  Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a serious public health problem in several developing countries, including those in Latin America, Asia, and Africa. NCC is considered to be the main cause of late-onset epilepsy in endemic areas. Objective:  This
O. Takayanagui, T. Haes
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Human Neurocysticercosis: An Overview

Pathogens, 2022
Human cysticercosis is caused by ingestion of T. solium eggs from taenia carriers. Neurocysticercosis (NCC), defined as the infection of the CNS and the meninges by the larval stage of Taenia solium, is the most common helminthic infection of the CNS ...
O. D. Del Brutto
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Neurocysticercosis: A Review into Treatment Options, Indications, and Their Efficacy

Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine, 2022
Neurocysticercosis, due to the localization of Taenia solium larvae in the Central Nervous System, is a neglected tropical disease still endemic in much of Latin America, Asia and sub-Saharan Africa.
P. T. Hamamoto Filho, Roberto Rodríguez-Rivas, A. Fleury   +2 more
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