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Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 11, Issue 3, May 2025.• Porcine cysticercosis is endemic in pigs raised in Makurdi slaughterhouses. The prevalence is observed to be higher in older pigs, suggesting that age may be a potential risk factor. • Cysticerci were predominantly found in the shoulder muscles of pig carcasses, highlighting the part as a critical focus for future interventions.
Alex A. Adikwu +7 more
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Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2018 Neurocysticercosis is a common parasitic infection in children in developing countries and neurological symptoms such as seizures are the most common manifestations. However, symptoms of encephalopathy are an unusual presentation in children.
Indar K. Sharawat +4 more
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An Incidental Diagnosis of Neurocysticercosis in a Dental Patient
Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2013 Tenia solium, a parasite causes cysticercous cellulose when affecting the central nervous system, the manifestation is called neurocysticercosis. The most common symptom in neurocysticercosis is seizure.
Mahesh K Puttaraju +1 more
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Neurocysticercosis among patients with first time seizure in Northern Namibia
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2016 INTRODUCTION: neurocysticercosis is a common cause of seizures in low resource countries. There is a paucity of data regarding the extent of this infection in Namibia.
Innocent Lule Segamwenge +5 more
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A Rare Case Of Disseminated Toxic Neurocysticercosis Causing Threat-ening Of Life
Journal of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences, 2018 Neurocysticercosis is the most common parasitic infection of the central nervous system. However, disseminated cysticercosis is rare. Cysticercosis is caused by the larvae of Taenia solium, a tapeworm.
Naba Kumar Singh A, Apurv Bhatia
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An estimate of the prevalence of epilepsy in Sub-Saharan Africa:A systematic analysis [PDF]
, 2012 Epilepsy is a leading serious neurological condition worldwide and has particularly significant physical, economic and social consequences in Sub–Saharan Africa.
Adeloye, Davies +5 more
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Frontiers in Immunology, 2018 Citation: Toledo A, Osorio R, Matus C, Martinez Lopez Y, Ramirez Cruz N, Sciutto E, Fragoso G, Arauz A, Carrillo-Mezo R and Fleury A (2018) Human Extraparenchymal Neurocysticercosis: The Control of Inflammation Favors the Host...but Also the Parasite ...
A. Toledo +9 more
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Ivermectin as a promising therapeutic option for onchocerciasis‐associated epilepsy
Epilepsia Open, Volume 10, Issue 1, Page 361-367, February 2025.Abstract Onchocerciasis, commonly known as river blindness, is a neglected tropical disease caused by the parasite Onchocerca volvulus. It can lead to blindness and visual impairment. Studies have also demonstrated a link between onchocerciasis and epilepsy, with there being a correlation between onchocerciasis endemicity and epilepsy prevalence ...
Mohammad Amin Manavi +4 more
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Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health, 2019 Carriers of the pork tapeworm, Taenia solium, are the sole source of neurocysticercosis, a parasitic tissue infection that can be chronic and severe. Identifying T. solium tapeworm carriers is challenging.
Curtis Croker
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