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Corticosteroid use in neurocysticercosis

Nash, T.E.; Mahanty, S.; García Lescano, Héctor Hugo (Taylor and Francis, 2011)

The cystic larvae of Taenia solium commonly infect the human nervous system, resulting in neurocysticercosis, a major contributor to seizure disorders in most of the world. Inflammation around the parasites is a hallmark ...
Detection of Taenia solium DNA in the urine of neurocysticercosis patients

Toribio, L.; Romano, M.; Scott, A.L.; Gonzales, I.; Saavedra Pastor, Herbert; García Lescano, Héctor Hugo; Shiff, C. (American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2019)

Neurocysticercosis (NCC), caused by Taenia solium larvae that reside in the central nervous system, results in serious public health and medical issues in many regions of the world. Current diagnosis of NCC is complex ...
Neurocysticercosis: A natural human model of epileptogenesis

Nash, T.E.; Mahanty, S.; Loeb, J.A.; Theodore, W.H.; Friedman, A.; Sander, J.W.; Singh, G.; Cavalheiro, E.; Del Brutto, O.H.; Takayanagui, O.M.; Fleury, A.; Verastegui Pimentel, Manuela Renee; Preux, P.-M.; Montano, S.; Pretell, E.J.; White, A.C. Jr.; Gonzales, A.E.; Gilman, Robert Hugh; García Lescano, Héctor Hugo (Wiley, 2015)

Objective: To develop a better understanding of mechanisms of seizures and long-term epileptogenesis using neurocysticercosis. Methods A workshop was held bringing together experts in epilepsy and epileptogenesis and ...

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