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Neurocysticercosis: Manifestations, Diagnosis and Treatment
International Clinical Neuroscience Journal, 2015 Neurocysticercosis, is the infection caused by the larval form of the tapeworm Taenia solium. It is considered as the most common parasitic disease of the central nervous system and the most common cause of acquired epilepsy.
Afsoun Seddighi +8 more
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Neurocysticercosis Presented with Acute Psychosis: A Case Report
Nepal Journal of Neuroscience, 2016 Neurocysticercosis is the parasitic disease caused by ingestion of egg of Tinae Solium. The disease presents with spectrum of clinical manifestations like seizure, headache, neurological deficit and psychiatric symptoms such as psychosis.
Dinesh K Thapa +3 more
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MedicinaNeurocysticercosis, a parasitic infection of the central nervous system (CNS), is a significant public health issue globally, including in Brazil. This article presents a case report of a 44-year-old male patient residing in the rural area of Roraima ...
Luis E. B. Galan +8 more
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Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2011 OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this paper was to investigate the role of two three-dimensional magnetic resonance (MRI) sequences: enhanced spoiled gradient recalled echo (SPGR), and fast imaging employing steady-state acquisition (FIESTA) in the evaluation ...
Francisco Edward Frota Mont'Alverne Filho +3 more
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Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 1987 Cerebrospinal fluid from 53 patients with clinical evidence of neurocysticercosis and 11 who suffered from several diseases were studied to evaluate the behaviour of indirect immunofluorescence test and some parameters of routine analysis.
Amauri Braga Simonetti, Jorge Teixeira
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Neurocysticercosis: an update [PDF]
The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 2002 Taeniosis and cysticercosis, diseases caused by the parasitic tapeworm Taenia solium, are distributed worldwide where pigs are eaten and sanitation is poor, and also in the more developed countries as a result of increasing migration. Neurocysticercosis is the commonest parasitic disease of the human nervous system.
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Neurocysticercosis
Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Infectious Diseases, 2009 Neurocysticercosis, the infection caused by the larval form of the tapeworm Taenia solium, is the most common parasitic disease of the central nervous system and the most common cause of acquired epilepsy worldwide. This has primarily been a disease that
Christina M. Coyle, Herbert B. Tanowitz
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Unusual Presentation of Neurocysticercosis: Report of Two Cases
Nepal Journal of Neuroscience, 2005 Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common parasitic infestation of the central nervous system, and is one of the major public health problems in developing nations like Nepal.
Ghanashyam Gurung
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