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A proposal to declare neurocysticercosis an international reportable disease

Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Neurocysticercosis 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, J. Sotelo, O. Del Brutto, A. Flisser, M. Dumas, N. Wadia, D. Botero, M. Cruz, H. Garcia, P.R.M. de Bittencourt, L. Trelles, C. Arriagada, P. Lorenzana, T.E. Nash, A. Spina-França   +14 more
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Albendazole sulfoxide plasma levels and efficacy of antiparasitic treatment in patients with parenchymal neurocysticercosis.

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2019
Background Albendazole is the drug of choice for the treatment of parenchymal neurocysticercosis, although its efficacy is suboptimal. Plasma levels of albendazole sulfoxide (ASOX), the active metabolite of albendazole, are highly variable among patients.
Gianfranco Arroyo, J. Bustos, Andres G. Lescano, I. Gonzales, H. Saavedra, S. Rodríguez, E. Pretell, P. S. Bonato, V. Lanchote, O. Takayanagui, J. Horton, Armando E. Gonzalez, R. Gilman, H. H. Garcia, Victor C. W. Tsang, S. O’Neal, Manuel Martinez, M. Zimic, M. Verástegui, H. Mayta, Yesenia Castillo, M. T. Lopez-Urbina, C. Gavidia, L. Gomez-Puerta, Luz M Moyano, R. Gamboa, Percy Vilchez, Claudio Muro, Theodore E. Nash, Siddartha Mahanty, J. Noh, S. Handali, Jon S. Friedland   +32 more
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Frequency‐specific alterations in brain connectivity induced by pulvinar stimulation

Epilepsia, Volume 66, Issue 8, Page 2690-2702, August 2025.
Abstract Objective Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is emerging as a promising therapy for patients with drug‐resistant epilepsy, particularly those who are either unsuitable for or unresponsive to resective surgery. The potential benefit of DBS in these patients may stem from its ability to reduce excessive brain functional connectivity (FC).
Emma Acerbo, Aude Jegou, Stanislas Lagarde, Francesca Pizzo, Julia Makhalova, Agnès Trébuchon, Christian‐George Bénar, Fabrice Bartolomei, Romain Carron   +8 more
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Massive neurocysticercosis in a ten-year-old girl: a case report

BMC Pediatrics
Background 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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Systematic review and meta-analysis estimating association of cysticercosis and neurocysticercosis with epilepsy

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2017
Background We reviewed studies that analyzed cysticercosis (CC), neurocysticercosis (NCC) and epilepsy across Latin America, Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, to estimate the odds ratio and etiologic fraction of epilepsy due to CC in tropical regions ...
Gabrielle Debacq, Luz M Moyano, Hector H. Garcia, F. Boumédiène, Benoit Marin, E. Ngoungou, P. Preux   +6 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, M. Arroyo, May Cadena Torres, Nancy Ramírez Cruz, F. García Hernández, Diana Taboada, Ángeles Galicia Martínez, T. Govezensky, E. Sciutto, A. Toledo, A. Fleury   +10 more
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Alzheimer's Association Clinical Practice Guideline on the use of blood‐based biomarkers in the diagnostic workup of suspected Alzheimer's disease within specialized care settings

Alzheimer's &Dementia, Volume 21, Issue 7, July 2025.
Abstract OBJECTIVE AND SCOPE A panel of clinicians, subject‐matter experts, and guideline methodologists convened by the Alzheimer's Association conducted a systematic review and formulated evidence‐based recommendations for using blood‐based biomarkers (BBMs) in the diagnostic workup of suspected Alzheimer's disease (AD) within specialized care ...
Sebastian Palmqvist, Heather E. Whitson, Laura A. Allen, Marc Suarez‐Calvet, Douglas Galasko, Thomas K. Karikari, Hamid R. Okrahvi, Madeline Paczynski, Suzanne E. Schindler, Charlotte E. Teunissen, Henrik Zetterberg, Maria C. Carrillo, Rebecca M. Edelmayer, Simin Mahinrad, Mary Beth McAteer, Lara A. Kahale, Sarah Pahlke, Malavika P. Tampi   +17 more
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Neurocysticercosis in Radiographically Imaged Seizure Patients in U.S. Emergency Departments

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2002
Neurocysticercosis appears to be on the rise in the United States, based on immigration patterns and published cases series, including reports of domestic acquisition. We used a collaborative network of U.S.
Samuel Ong, David A. Talan, Gregory J. Moran, William R. Mower, Michael Newdow, Victor C.W. Tsang, Robert W. Pinner   +6 more
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Theranostic applications of phage display to control leishmaniasis: Selection of biomarkers for serodiagnostics, vaccination, and immunotherapy [PDF]

, 2017
© 2015, Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical. All rights reserved. Phage display is a high-throughput subtractive proteomic technology used for the generation and screening of large peptide and antibody libraries.
Chávez-Fumagalli, Miguel A., Coelho, Eduardo A. F., Costa, Lourena E., Goulart, Luiz R., Soto, Manuel, Tavares, Carlos A. P.   +5 more
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Inflammation is a key risk factor for persistent seizures in neurocysticercosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, 2018
We conducted a retrospective, case–control study of neurocysticercosis patients to ascertain early markers that identify subjects likely to develop treatment‐resistant seizures.
J. Herrick, Biswajit Maharathi, Jin Suh Kim, Gerardo G Abundis, Anjali Garg, I. Gonzales, H. Saavedra, J. Bustos, H. García, J. Loeb   +9 more
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