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New understanding about the relationship among neurocysticercosis, seizures, and epilepsy.
Seizure, 2021 Epilepsy and neurocysticercosis are common neurological disorders and are major public health issues that contribute to the world's burden of disease.
A. Carpio, M. Romo, W. Hauser, E. Kelvin
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Mortality in Parenchymal and Subarachnoid Neurocysticercosis.
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2021 Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is endemic in many parts of the world, carrying significant neurological morbidity that varies according to whether lesions are located inside the cerebral parenchyma or in extraparenchymal spaces.
J. Abanto +7 more
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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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Perceptions and acceptability of piloted Taenia solium control and elimination interventions in two endemic communities in eastern Zambia [PDF]
, 2020 Infections with Taenia solium cause significant public health and economic losses worldwide. Despite effective control tools, long‐term sustained control/elimination of the parasite has not been demonstrated to date.
Chembensofu, Mwelwa +15 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.
U. F. Prodjinotho +8 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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Bulletin of the National Research Centre, 2021 Background Porcine cysticercosis, human cysticercosis, neurocysticercosis, and epilepsy pose a serious public health risk and lead to economic losses to the small-scale pig farmers in Tanzania’s rural areas. It also resulted in lowering the pig’s prices,
Emmanuel Nestory Kayuni
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Seroprevalence to the antigens of Taenia solium cysticercosis among residents of three villages in Burkina Faso : a cross-sectional study [PDF]
, 2009 Background: There is limited published information on the prevalence of human cysticercosis in West Africa. The aim of this pilot study was to estimate the prevalence of Taenia solium cysticercosis antigens in residents of three villages in Burkina Faso.
Hélène Carabin +9 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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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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