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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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Inflammation is a key risk factor for persistent seizures in neurocysticercosis
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, 2018 We conducted a retrospective, case–control study of neurocysticercosis patients to ascertain early markers that identify subjects likely to develop treatment‐resistant seizures.
J. Herrick +9 more
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The Burden of Neglected Tropical Diseases in Rwanda: A Scoping Review
Health Science Reports, Volume 8, Issue 8, August 2025.ABSTRACT Background and Aims Rwanda is among the African countries affected by neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). This scoping review aims to synthesize available information to understand the prevalence, incidence, distribution, morbidity, mortality, and risk factors of NTDs in Rwanda.
Masceline Jenipher Mutsaka‐Makuvaza +9 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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Theranostic applications of phage display to control leishmaniasis: Selection of biomarkers for serodiagnostics, vaccination, and immunotherapy [PDF]
, 2017 © 2015, Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical. All rights reserved. Phage display is a high-throughput subtractive proteomic technology used for the generation and screening of large peptide and antibody libraries.
Chávez-Fumagalli, Miguel A. +5 more
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Neurosurgical Focus, 2002 Worldwide, cysticercosis is the most common parasitic infection of the central nervous system. In endemic regions, the incidence of neurocysticercosis (NCC) approaches 4% of the general population. The disease is predominantly intracranial, the authors of most series generally report the incidence of spinal NCC as only 1.5 to 3% of all cases.
George A, Alsina +5 more
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Neurocysticercosis: Manifestations, Diagnosis and Treatment
International Clinical Neuroscience Journal, 2015 Neurocysticercosis, is the infection caused by the larval form of the tapeworm Taenia solium. It is considered as the most common parasitic disease of the central nervous system and the most common cause of acquired epilepsy.
Afsoun Seddighi +8 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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Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2000 Due to the lack of studies about neurocysticercosis in the South of Brazil, an investigation was conducted to determine the percentage of suspected cases of neurocysticercosis in computed tomography diagnoses in Santa Maria, RS, from January 1997 to ...
José Edson Paz da SILVA +2 more
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