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Mechanisms of parasite‐mediated disruption of brain vessels
FEBS Letters, Volume 600, Issue 5, Page 591-611, March 2026.Parasites can affect the blood vessels of the brain, often causing serious neurological problems. This review explains how different parasites interact with and disrupt these vessels, what this means for brain health, and why these processes matter. Understanding these mechanisms may help us develop better ways to prevent or treat brain infections in ...
Leonor Loira +3 more
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Hospitalization Frequency and Charges for Neurocysticercosis, United States, 2003–2012
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2015 Neurocysticercosis, brain infection with Taenia solium larval cysts, causes substantial neurologic illness around the world. To assess the effect of neurocysticercosis in the United States, we reviewed hospitalization discharge data in the Nationwide ...
Seth E. O’Neal, Robert H. Flecker
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Helminths as architects of trained tolerance: implications for human health
Clinical &Translational Immunology, Volume 15, Issue 3, 2026.Abstract Helminths infect nearly 2 billion people worldwide and are a major cause of chronic morbidity in low‐resource regions. Unlike bacterial and viral pathogens that elicit protective memory, helminths actively remodel host immunity to enable their years‐long persistence and reinfection.
Quinn Moroz +2 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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Immunoreactive proteins in Taenia solium/cysticercus cellulosae [PDF]
, 2016 Cysticercosis caused by Taenia solium is a common zoonotic parasitic disease in Latin America, Asia, Africa, and parts of Oceania, and it is responsible for many cases of epileptic seizures.
Nhancupe, Noémia Jeremias
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Neurocysticercosis infection and disease-A review.
Acta Tropica, 2017 Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common parasitic disease of the human central nervous system (CNS), a pleomorphic disease with a diverse array of clinical manifestations.
Lucy B. Gripper, S. Welburn
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Tratamento endoscópico da cisticercose do quarto ventrículo [PDF]
, 2003 Neurocysticercosis is the most frequently observed parasitosis of the central nervous system worldwide. The fourth ventricle is the most frequent site of intraventricular infestation, a location that carries a higher risk for CSF blockage and ...
Cavalheiro, Sergio +3 more
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Predictors of etiology and drug resistance in children with new‐onset focal seizures
Epilepsia Open, Volume 11, Issue 1, Page 123-135, February 2026.Abstract Objective To examine the clinical features of new‐onset focal seizures in children and investigate clinical associations and predictors of underlying etiology and drug resistance. Methods Data were gathered from The Children's Hospital at Westmead admissions for patients aged 1 month to 18 years who presented with new‐onset focal seizures ...
Byoung Chan Lee +7 more
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Massive neurocysticercosis in a ten-year-old girl: a case report
BMC PediatricsBackground Massive neurocysticercosis is a rare form of neurocysticercosis, and can lead to serious conditions and even death. Case presentation Here we present a case of ten-year-old Tibetan girl who developed headache and vomiting.
Guoguang Xiao, Min Shu
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A proposal to declare neurocysticercosis an international reportable disease
Bulletin of the World Health OrganizationNeurocysticercosis is an infection of the nervous system caused by Taenia solium. It is the most important human parasitic neurological disease and a common cause of epilepsy in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, representing enormous costs for ...
G. Román +14 more
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