Extensive Inactive Neurocysticercosis: A Case Report in Mbeya, Southern Highlands of Tanzania. [PDF]
Int Med Case Rep JMakasi CE +7 more
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Host immune responses during Taenia solium Neurocysticercosis infection and treatment
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020 Taenia solium cysticercosis and taeniasis (TSCT), caused by the tapeworm T. solium, is a foodborne and zoonotic disease classified since 2010 by WHO as a neglected tropical isease.
Ulrich F Prodjinotho +8 more
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Extraparenchymal neurocysticercosis in the United States: a case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2011 Introduction Neurocysticercosis is endemic in the developing world, but is becoming more common in the United States due to immigration. Case presentation A 26-year-old Caucasian man presented with headache, nausea and vomiting and was found to have ...
Kelesidis Theodoros, Tsiodras Sotirios
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Cysticercosis and taeniasis cases diagnosed at two referral medical institutions, Belgium, 1990 to 2015 [PDF]
, 2019 Background: Few case reports on human infections with the beef tapeworm Taenia saginata and the pork tapeworm, Taenia solium, diagnosed in Belgium have been published, yet the grey literature suggests a higher number of cases.
Bottieau, Emmanuel +6 more
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NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS IN SOLID ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION PATIENTS
Malang Neurology Journal, 2019 The neurocysticercosis is an important neurological infection. It can be seen in several tropical countries. The neurocysticercosis can affect both healthy people and patients. The organ transplant patient can also get neurocysticercosis.
Viroj Wiwanitkit
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Mapping occurrence of Taenia solium taeniosis/cysticercosis and areas at risk of porcine cysticercosis in Central America and the Caribbean basin [PDF]
, 2017 Background: This study aimed to map the occurrence of Taenia solium taeniosis/cysticercosis at national level within Central America and the Caribbean basin, and to map the distribution of porcine cysticercosis at first-level administrative subdivision ...
Braae, Uffe Christian +4 more
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Triplex ELISA for Assessing Durability of Taenia solium Seropositivity after Neurocysticercosis Cure
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2023 Neurocysticercosis prevalence estimates often are based on serosurveys. However, assessments of Taenia solium seropositivity durability in patients with various neurocysticercosis types are lacking.
Nina L. Tang +4 more
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Acute reversible monoparesis in multiple neurocysticercosis: A case report and review of literature
Clinical Case Reports, 2022 Focal neurological deficit like monoparesis due to cortical lesions is a rare entity. In spite of the common presentations like seizures and headaches in neurocysticercosis, occurrence of reversible monoparesis is an atypical phenomenon.
Bishal Dhakal +6 more
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Preliminary assessment of the computer-based Taenia solium educational program ‘The Vicious Worm’ on knowledge uptake in primary school students in rural areas in eastern Zambia [PDF]
, 2018 Objective: The zoonotic helminth Taenia solium is endemic in Zambia, causing human (taeniasis and (neuro)cysticercosis) and pig (porcine cysticercosis) diseases with high health, social and economic burdens.
Alexander +26 more
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Neurocysticercosis presenting as psychosis: A case report and a brief literature review
SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2022 Patients with neurocysticercosis, a common infection of the central nervous system caused by Taenia solium , have been reported to develop neuropsychiatric complications. We report a unique case of recurrent psychosis caused by neurocysticercosis in a 37-
Saeed Ahmed +7 more
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