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Endoscopic Management of Intraventricular Neurocysticercosis.
Turkish Neurosurgery, 2019 AIM To evaluate the technique and outcome of endoscopic management of intraventricular neurocysticercosis (NCC). MATERIAL AND METHODS We retrospectively analysed the records of 30 consecutive patients of intraventricular (intra-third and fourth ...
Mohammad Kaif, M. Husain, B. Ojha
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Current trends of diagnosis and management of neurocysticercosis
JKKI (Jurnal Kedokteran dan Kesehatan Indonesia), 2018 Cysticercosis occurs in porcine naturally. A human can be infected by cysticercosis if they swallow Taenia solium's egg inadvertently. These eggs can be found in vegetables or unboiled water.
Michael Carrey +4 more
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Veterinary Medicine and Science, Volume 11, Issue 3, May 2025.• Porcine cysticercosis is endemic in pigs raised in Makurdi slaughterhouses. The prevalence is observed to be higher in older pigs, suggesting that age may be a potential risk factor. • Cysticerci were predominantly found in the shoulder muscles of pig carcasses, highlighting the part as a critical focus for future interventions.
Alex A. Adikwu +7 more
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, 1999 Epilepsia. 1999 Oct;40(10):1464-5. Letters to the Editor about Relationship between cysticercosis and epilepsy. Monteiro L, Lopes J, Martins da Silva A. Comment on: Epilepsia. 1998 Oct;39(10):1025-40.
LOPES, J. +2 more
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Epilepsia, 2019 To develop a causal model for the occurrence of neurocysticercosis (NC)‐related seizures and test hypotheses generated from the model.
A. Carpio +6 more
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Ação de corticoides na fase aguda da neurocisticercose: nota preliminar
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 1982 Neurocysticercosis is a major public health problem in the developing countries. Previous to the CT scan era its diagnosis was very restricted and conventional diagnostic methods were unreliable.
Guilberto Minguetti +1 more
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Next-Generation Sequencing of Cerebrospinal Fluid for the Diagnosis of Neurocysticercosis
Frontiers in Neurology, 2018 Background: Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common helminthic infection of the central nervous system (CNS). The diagnosis of NCC is sometimes challenging due to its heterogenous clinical manifestations and the variable sensitivity and specificity ...
S. Fan +17 more
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Ivermectin as a promising therapeutic option for onchocerciasis‐associated epilepsy
Epilepsia Open, Volume 10, Issue 1, Page 361-367, February 2025.Abstract Onchocerciasis, commonly known as river blindness, is a neglected tropical disease caused by the parasite Onchocerca volvulus. It can lead to blindness and visual impairment. Studies have also demonstrated a link between onchocerciasis and epilepsy, with there being a correlation between onchocerciasis endemicity and epilepsy prevalence ...
Mohammad Amin Manavi +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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Extraparenchymal neurocysticercosis: Demographic, clinicoradiological, and inflammatory features
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017 Background Extraparenchymal neurocysticercosis (ExPNCC), an infection caused by Taenia solium cysticerci that mainly occurs in the ventricular compartment (Ve) or the basal subarachnoid space (SAb), is more severe but less frequent and much less studied ...
Mariana Marcin Sierra +10 more
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