Updates on the management of neurocysticercosis

García Lescano, Héctor Hugo; White, A. Clinton

dc.contributor.author	White, A. Clinton
dc.contributor.author	García Lescano, Héctor Hugo
dc.date.accessioned	2018-12-03T17:04:42Z
dc.date.available	2018-12-03T17:04:42Z
dc.date.issued	2018
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/4325
dc.description.abstract	PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The goal of this review is highlight recent developments regarding neurocysticercosis, including recently developed guidelines. RECENT FINDINGS: Recent diagnostic criteria highlight the importance of neuroimaging in establishing a diagnosis. Monoclonal antibody-based antigen detection and the enzyme-linked immunotransfer blot can be confirmatory. Management should be guided by the form of disease. Single enhancing lesions and one to two viable parenchymal cysticerci can be treated with short courses of albendazole and corticosteroid. Multiple parenchymal lesions should be treated with the combination of corticosteroids, albendazole, and praziquantel. Ventricular cysticerci should be removed when possible, often by minimally invasive surgery. Subarachnoid cysticercosis often requires prolonged courses of antiparasitic and anti-inflammatory treatment. SUMMARY: Neurocysticerocis represents a spectrum of disease that is a common cause of neurologic disease worldwide. Management needs to be guided by the number and location of the parasites and the host response.	en_US
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.publisher	Wolters Kluwer Health
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject	albendazole	en_US
dc.subject	neurocysticercosis	en_US
dc.subject	praziquantel	en_US
dc.subject	Taenia solium	en_US
dc.title	Updates on the management of neurocysticercosis	en_US
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/review
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.1097/QCO.0000000000000480
dc.subject.ocde	https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.08
dc.relation.issn	1473-6527