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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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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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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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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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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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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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Intraventricular Neurocysticercosis: A Case Report [PDF]
, 2018 Background: Neurocysticercosis is the most common parasitic disease of nervous system in humans and the single most common cause of acquired epileptic seizures in the developing country. But in Indonesia, it was rarely reported.
Bahtiar, Ruzbih, Wijanarko, Ferry
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The status and health burden of neurocysticercosis in Mbulu district, northern Tanzania
BMC Research Notes, 2018 Objective The objective of this study was to assess the extent and health burden of neurocysticercosis in the general community of the Mbulu district, northern Tanzania. About 1051 randomly select participants were screened for human cysticercosis.
Beda John Mwang’onde +2 more
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Bruns Syndrome Caused by Intraventricular Neurocysticercosis: Literature Review
Brazilian Neurosurgery, 2020 Bruns syndrome is one of the clinical presentations of intraventricular neurocysticercosis, and it is characterized by episodes of headache, vertigo and vomiting. The intraventricular form of neurocysticercosis occurs in 7% to 20% of the cases, and it is
Guilherme Gago da Silva +2 more
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