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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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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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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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Are we ready for Taenia solium cysticercosis elimination in sub-Saharan Africa? [PDF]

, 2016
The World Health Organization announced in November 2014 at the fourth international meeting on 'the control of neglected zoonotic diseases - from advocacy to action', that intervention tools for eliminating Taenia solium taeniosis/cysticercosis (TSTC ...
Braae, Uffe Christian, Gabriël, Sarah, Johansen, Maria Vang, Magnussen, Pascal, Trevisan, Chiara   +4 more
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Neurocysticercosis in people with epilepsy in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence and strength of association.

Seizure, 2020
PURPOSE We analyzed studies on neurocysticercosis (NCC) and epilepsy across Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to determine the prevalence of NCC in people with epilepsy (PWE) and the strength of association of NCC with epilepsy in the region.
L. Owolabi, B. Adamu, A. Jibo, S. Owolabi, Adamu Imam, I. Alhaji   +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, Abdulla Alsulaiman, Ghadah Faisal Shareefi, Alaa Nabil Turkistani   +3 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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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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Diagnosis and Treatment of Neurocysticercosis: 2017 Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) and the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH).

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2018
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A. White, C. Coyle, V. Rajshekhar, Gagandeep Singh, W. Hauser, A. Mohanty, H. H. Garcia, T. Nash   +7 more
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Unique Characteristics of Epilepsy Development in Neurocysticercosis

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2020
. The parasitic helminth infection neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common cause of adult-acquired epilepsy in the world. Despite the serious consequences of epilepsy due to this infection, an in-depth review of the distinct characteristics of ...
J. Herrick, J. Bustos, P. Clapham, H. García, J. Loeb   +4 more
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