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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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Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2021 Infective endocarditis (IE) usually presents with nonspecific signs and symptoms, which delay diagnosis and proper treatment. Here, we describe a patient with initial clinical and radiological features compatible with neurocysticercosis who was later ...
Yue Wang +5 more
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Epilepsy Currents, 2004 Neurocysticercosis is a leading cause of seizures and epilepsy in the developing world and is an increasingly important health issue in the United States. Recent results from the Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru provide new evidence supporting the use of antiparasitic agents in highly selected patients with active cysts and seizures.
Christopher M, DeGiorgio +4 more
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Acta Medica Lituanica, 2021 Background: Prompt diagnosis and early treatment institution are important in intraventricular neurocysticercosis(IVNCC) as compared to the parenchymal or racemose form because it is associated with a poorer patient prognosis.
Deb K. Boruah +7 more
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Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, 2010 Abstract Neurocysticercosis is a significant public health issue within the United States. Although cysticercosis was once thought to have been eradicated in the United States, the number of documented cases is rising and immigrants from endemic areas are at the highest risk for acquiring and developing this disease.
Jack, Moskowitz, Geoffrey, Mendelsohn
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A case report of intraparenchymal neurocysticercosis in a postpartum female in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences, 2020 Neurocysticercosis is a neurologic disease caused by infection with larvae of Taenia solium. It is most commonly transmitted by consumption of pork, water contaminated with T. solium or poor hygiene habits.
Foziah Jabbar Alshamrani +3 more
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Italian Journal of Pediatrics, 2011 Neurocysticercosis represents an important cause of seizures in children in endemic countries, such as Latin America, Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, while in Europe, especially in Italy, the cases of neurocysticercosis are anectodal.
Denegri Federica +5 more
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Reversible dementia as a presenting manifestation of racemose neurocysticercosis
Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2013 Racemose cysticercosis is a less frequent presentation of neurocysticercosis (NCC). It′s presentation and management is quite different from cerebral parenchymal NCC.
Sudhir Sharma +5 more
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IDCases, 2023 Human neurocysticercosis is one of the most prevalent parasitic infestations of the central nervous system. It is considered the most frequent underlying etiology of acquired epilepsy in endemic areas in Central and South America, East Europe, Africa ...
Moustafa A. Mansour +2 more
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Neurocysticercosis in Pregnancy [PDF]
American Journal of Perinatology Reports, 2018 AbstractThe normal physiologic changes during pregnancy contribute to nutritional, metabolic, and immunologic adjustments, which can have an impact on the presentation of several diseases. New onset seizures during pregnancy and the postpartum can be attributed to several etiologies. Patient demographic data as well as personal and social histories are
Webb, Camille +3 more
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