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Overcoming Cognitive Bias: A Case of Disseminated Neurocysticercosis in a Muslim Woman With Remote Pork Consumption. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
ABSTRACT Religious prohibitions against pork do not exclude individuals residing in endemic regions from contracting neurocysticercosis. Obtaining a detailed lifetime exposure history, including prior religious and dietary practices, is essential to overcome cognitive bias and prevent diagnostic delays.
Nnang JYB, Takoutsing B, Dongmo A, Tsilla JA, Mvuchiim B, Numfor R, Randall MFN, Aka E, Esene I.   +8 more
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Correction to "Inflammation Is a Key Risk Factor for Persistent Seizures in Neurocysticercosis". [PDF]

Ann Clin Transl Neurol
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, Volume 13, Issue 2, Page 426-426, February 2026.
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Volumetric MRI study of the brain in patients with neurocysticercosis and mesial temporal lobe epilepsy. [PDF]

Epileptic Disord
Abstract Objective Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a common parasitic infection of the central nervous system and a known cause of focal epilepsy. Its potential role in triggering or contributing to mesial temporal lobe epilepsy with hippocampal sclerosis (MTLE‐HS) is suggested, but the impact on brain volumetry remains unclear.
Araújo JQ, da Silveira Arruda B, Polita S, Anés M, de Rezende TJR, de Lima Ruffini M, de Souza AM, Chaves JS, Reis F, Bianchin MM, Duarte JÁ.   +10 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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Cognitive Manifestations of Racemose Neurocysticercosis: A Two Case Report [PDF]

Alzheimers Dement
Abstract Background Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a central nervous system infection caused by the larval form of the tapeworm Taenia solium, endemic in Latin America and Asia. It can present as intraparenchymal or racemose (rNCC) forms, with symptoms including epilepsy, headaches, and intracranial hypertension.
Jobet M, Perez V, Arias O, Bravo S, Santibanez R.   +4 more
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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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Neurocysticercosis. [PDF]

Malaysian family physician : the official journal of the Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia, 2013
A 19-year-old Chinese man presented with progressive ascending weakness of his left lower limb for 1 week. There was no loss of sensation. His other limbs were unaffected. He also complained of progressive, painless blurring of vision in his left eye for the past 1 month.
Vaani Valerie Visuvanathan, Nalini Somawera, Koh Kwee Choy   +2 more
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Neurocysticercosis

Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation, 2020
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is one of the common parasitic central nervous system (CNS) infections. Improperly cooked pork and eggs of the tapeworm Taenia solium, entering the body through the feco-oral route, are the common sources of its infection. Affected person may remain asymptomatic for long periods and can present with a variety of neurological ...
Tayyaba Siddiqua, Ayesha Habeeb
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A case of racemose and intraventricular neurocysticercosis in an unusual location

South African Journal of Radiology, 2021
Racemose and intraventricular neurocysticercosis are uncommon types of neurocysticercosis, resulting in a multiloculated, grape-like cluster appearance in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) spaces. A male patient presented with symptoms of raised intracranial
Priya Singh, Surya P. Singh
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Racemose neurocysticercosis presenting with thalamic stroke: A case report and literature review

Radiology Case Reports, 2023
Racemose neurocysticercosis is an uncommon type of neurocysticercosis that represents a particularly aggressive infection. It is characterized by the presence of multiple confluent cysts within the subarachnoid space and it carries unique diagnostic ...
Filipa Castelão, MD, Mariana Pais, MD, Diogo Marques, MD, Mafalda Sequeira, MD, Cristina Marques, MD, Ana Cristina Rios, MD   +5 more
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