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MedicinaNeurocysticercosis, a parasitic infection of the central nervous system (CNS), is a significant public health issue globally, including in Brazil. This article presents a case report of a 44-year-old male patient residing in the rural area of Roraima ...
Luis E. B. Galan +8 more
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Magnetic resonance imaging in the differential diagnosis of infectious and inflammatory conus medullaris lesions [PDF]
, 2013 The conus medullaris is frequently affected by inflammatory and infectious lesions which many times are hardly differentiated because of the similarity of their clinical history and physical examination among the different etiologies.
Abdala, Nitamar +5 more
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Neurocysticercosis: an update [PDF]
The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 2002 Taeniosis and cysticercosis, diseases caused by the parasitic tapeworm Taenia solium, are distributed worldwide where pigs are eaten and sanitation is poor, and also in the more developed countries as a result of increasing migration. Neurocysticercosis is the commonest parasitic disease of the human nervous system.
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Neurocysticercosis
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases, 2009 Neurocysticercosis, the infection caused by the larval form of the tapeworm Taenia solium, is the most common parasitic disease of the central nervous system and the most common cause of acquired epilepsy worldwide. This has primarily been a disease that
Christina M. Coyle, Herbert B. Tanowitz
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Unusual Presentation of Neurocysticercosis: Report of Two Cases
Nepal Journal of Neuroscience, 2005 Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common parasitic infestation of the central nervous system, and is one of the major public health problems in developing nations like Nepal.
Ghanashyam Gurung
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Familial multiple cavernous malformation syndrome : MR features in this uncommon but silent threat [PDF]
, 2016 Cerebral cavernous malformations (CCM) are vascular malformations in the brain and spinal cord. The familial form of cerebral cavernous malformation (FCCM) is uncommon.
Lemmerling, Marc +2 more
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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 common and uncommon cestodal infestation encountered in routine histopathological practice from a semi-urban population in south India and their public health importance. [PDF]
, 2011 Parasites are encountered uncommonly in routine histopathologic practice. Among them, cestodes form a major bulk. Cysticercosis heads the list forming the bulk of cases followed by Hydatidosis and Sparganosis.
Ramkumar Kurpad R, Shuba S , Prakash H Muddegowda , Jyothi B Lingegowda , Int J Cur Sci Res.
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A case of neurocysticercosis and psychosis: Interplay of organic and iatrogenic etiologies
Telangana Journal of PsychiatryLimited literature highlights the rareness of acute psychosis in the initial presentation of neurocysticercosis. Corticosteroids, which are used in treating this parasitic infection, and levetiracetam, which is used to treat resultant seizures, can also ...
Adarsh Singh +2 more
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