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Capgras-like syndrome in a patient with an acute urinary tract infection. [PDF]
, 2013 Delusional misidentification syndromes are a group of delusional phenomena in which patients misidentify familiar persons, objects, or themselves, believing that they have been replaced or transformed.
Bersani, Fs +8 more
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Next-Generation Sequencing of Cerebrospinal Fluid for the Diagnosis of Neurocysticercosis
Frontiers in Neurology, 2018 Background: Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common helminthic infection of the central nervous system (CNS). The diagnosis of NCC is sometimes challenging due to its heterogenous clinical manifestations and the variable sensitivity and specificity ...
S. Fan +17 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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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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Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2019 Background Albendazole is the drug of choice for the treatment of parenchymal neurocysticercosis, although its efficacy is suboptimal. Plasma levels of albendazole sulfoxide (ASOX), the active metabolite of albendazole, are highly variable among patients.
Gianfranco Arroyo +32 more
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Management and Complications of Arnold Chiari Hydrocephalus at Tertiary Health Care Center [PDF]
, 2020 Objective: to investigate the role of CT and MRI in diagnosis of Arnold chiari malformation of hydrocephalus and its treatment with VP shunt along with complications.
Ali Jalal, Malik Liaqat +5 more
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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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Neurocysticercosis Presented with Acute Psychosis: A Case Report
Nepal Journal of Neuroscience, 2016 Neurocysticercosis is the parasitic disease caused by ingestion of egg of Tinae Solium. The disease presents with spectrum of clinical manifestations like seizure, headache, neurological deficit and psychiatric symptoms such as psychosis.
Dinesh K Thapa +3 more
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Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2011 OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this paper was to investigate the role of two three-dimensional magnetic resonance (MRI) sequences: enhanced spoiled gradient recalled echo (SPGR), and fast imaging employing steady-state acquisition (FIESTA) in the evaluation ...
Francisco Edward Frota Mont'Alverne Filho +3 more
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Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 1987 Cerebrospinal fluid from 53 patients with clinical evidence of neurocysticercosis and 11 who suffered from several diseases were studied to evaluate the behaviour of indirect immunofluorescence test and some parameters of routine analysis.
Amauri Braga Simonetti, Jorge Teixeira
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