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Clinical symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of neurocysticercosis

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dc.contributor.author García Lescano, Héctor Hugo
dc.contributor.author Nash, Theodore E.
dc.contributor.author Del Brutto, Oscar H.
dc.date.accessioned 2022-01-04T20:31:44Z
dc.date.available 2022-01-04T20:31:44Z
dc.date.issued 2014
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/10592
dc.description.abstract The infection of the nervous system by the cystic larvae of Taenia solium (neurocysticercosis) is a frequent cause of seizure disorders. Neurocysticercosis is endemic or presumed to be endemic in many low-income countries. The lifecycle of the worm and the clinical manifestations of neurocysticercosis are well established, and CT and MRI have substantially improved knowledge of the disease course. Improvements in immunodiagnosis have further advanced comprehension of the pathophysiology of this disease. This knowledge has led to individualised treatment approaches that account for the involvement of parenchymal or extraparenchymal spaces, the number and form of parasites, and the extent of degeneration and associated inflammation. Clinical investigations are focused on development of effective treatments and reduction of side-effects induced by treatment, such as seizures, hydrocephalus, infarcts, and neuroinjury. en_US
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher Elsevier
dc.relation.ispartofseries Lancet. Neurology
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject Animals en_US
dc.subject Humans en_US
dc.subject Treatment Outcome en_US
dc.subject Swine en_US
dc.subject Taenia solium en_US
dc.subject Magnetic Resonance Imaging en_US
dc.subject Neurocysticercosis en_US
dc.subject Seizures en_US
dc.subject Tomography, X-Ray Computed en_US
dc.title Clinical symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of neurocysticercosis en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.1016/S1474-4422(14)70094-8
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.02.25
dc.relation.issn 1474-4465


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