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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, Sachin Sapkota, Sheetal Shrestha, Suchita Acharya, Aakriti Parajuli, Aashish Baniya, Raju Paudel   +6 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, Theodore E. Nash, Madelynn Corda, Thomas B. Nutman, Elise M. O’Connell   +4 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, Ash, Bardosh, Birbeck, Braae, Bulaya, Carabin, Dorny, Ertel, Ertel, Gabriël, Garcia, Johansen, Mwanga, Mwape, Mwape, Mwape, Mwidunda, Ngowi, Pondja, Sarti, Sarti, Thys, Thys, Torgerson, WHO, Wohlgemut   +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, Sadia Usmani, Sana Javed, Aakash Hans, Sundas Saboor, Aunsa Hanif, Sheikh Mohd Saleem, Sheikh Shoib   +7 more
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Streptococcus gordonii infectious endocarditis presenting as a neurocysticercosis mimic — A rare manifestation

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, Rui Xu, Maohua Li, Chunmei Duan, Li Wang, Wei Duan   +5 more
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Transcriptome analysis of Taenia solium cysticerci using Open reading Frame ESTS (ORESTES) [PDF]

, 2009
Background Human infection by the pork tapeworm Taenia solium affects more than 50 million people worldwide, particularly in underdeveloped and developing countries. Cysticercosis which arises from larval encystation can be life threatening and difficult
Almeida, Carolina R., Bayer-Santos, Ethel, Davila, Alberto M. R., Dias-Neto, Emmanuel, Ferreira, Henrique B., Grisard, Edmundo C., Maia, Antônio A., Ojopi, Elida P. B., Rodrigues, Juliana B., Rotava, Gianinna, Sincero, Thaís C. M., Sperandio, Maísa M., Stoco, Patricia H., Tyler, Kevin M., Wagner, Glauber, Zaha, Arnaldo   +15 more
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Subarachnoid neurocysticercosis: emerging concepts and treatment

Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases, 2020
Purpose of review Subarachnoid neurocysticercosis (SUBNCC) is caused by a morphologically unique proliferative form of Taenia solium involving the subarachnoid spaces.
T. Nash, Elise M O’Connell
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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, Abdulla Alsulaiman, Ghadah Faisal Shareefi, Alaa Nabil Turkistani   +3 more
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Added value of 3D-DRIVE and SWI Magnetic Resonance Imaging Sequences in Intraventricular Neurocysticercosis (IVNCC): An Institutional Experience from Northeast India

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, Bidyut Bikash Gogoi, Kuntal Kanti Das, Kalyan Sarma, Pranjal Phukan, Binoy Kumar Singh, Karuna Hazarika, Awadhesh Jaiswal   +7 more
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Frequency and determinant factors for calcification in neurocysticercosis.

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2020
BACKGROUND Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a major cause of acquired epilepsy in most of the world. Larval cysts in the human brain eventually resolve and either disappear or leave a calcified scar that is associated with seizures.
J. Bustos, Gianfranco Arroyo, R. Gilman, P. Soto-Becerra, I. Gonzales, H. Saavedra, E. Pretell, T. Nash, S. O’Neal, S. O’Neal, O. D. Brutto, Armando E. Gonzalez, H. García   +12 more
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