Unique Characteristics of Epilepsy Development in Neurocysticercosis

García Lescano, Héctor Hugo; Bustos Palomino, Javier Arturo; Loeb, Jeffrey A.; Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru; Herrick, Jesica A.; Clapham, Philip

dc.contributor.author	Herrick, Jesica A.
dc.contributor.author	Bustos Palomino, Javier Arturo
dc.contributor.author	Clapham, Philip
dc.contributor.author	García Lescano, Héctor Hugo
dc.contributor.author	Loeb, Jeffrey A.
dc.contributor.author	Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru
dc.date.accessioned	2020-07-14T00:01:16Z
dc.date.available	2020-07-14T00:01:16Z
dc.date.issued	2020
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/8305
dc.description.abstract	The parasitic helminth infection neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common cause of adult-acquired epilepsy in the world. Despite the serious consequences of epilepsy due to this infection, an in-depth review of the distinct characteristics of epilepsy due to neurocysticercosis has never been conducted. In this review, we evaluate the relationship between NCC and epilepsy and the unique characteristics of epilepsy caused by NCC. We also discuss recent advances in our understanding of NCC-related epilepsy, including the importance of anti-inflammatory therapies, the association between NCC and temporal lobe epilepsy, and the recent discovery of biomarkers of severe epilepsy development in individuals with NCC and seizures.	en_US
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.publisher	American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
dc.relation.ispartofseries	American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH Journal)
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.subject	Epilepsy	en_US
dc.subject	Neurocysticercosis	en_US
dc.title	Unique Characteristics of Epilepsy Development in Neurocysticercosis	en_US
dc.type	info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.19-0485
dc.subject.ocde	https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.06
dc.relation.issn	1476-1645