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Neurocysticercosis. A frequent cause of seizures, epilepsy, and other neurological morbidity in most of the world

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dc.contributor.author Bustos Palomino, Javier Arturo
dc.contributor.author Gonzales, Isidro
dc.contributor.author Saavedra Pastor, Herbert
dc.contributor.author Handali, Sukwan
dc.contributor.author García Lescano, Héctor Hugo
dc.contributor.author Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru
dc.date.accessioned 2021-10-04T23:00:59Z
dc.date.available 2021-10-04T23:00:59Z
dc.date.issued 2021
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/9864
dc.description.abstract Neurocysticercosis is endemic in most of the world and in endemic areas it accounts for approximately 30% of cases of epilepsy. Appropriate diagnosis and management of neurocysticercosis requires understanding the diverse presentations of the disease since these will vary in regards to clinical manifestation, sensitivity of diagnostic tests, and most importantly, therapeutic approach. This review attempts to familiarize tropical neurology practitioners with the diverse types of neurocysticercosis and the more appropriate management approaches for each en_US
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher Elsevier
dc.relation.ispartofseries Journal of the Neurological Sciences
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 antiinflammatory agent en_US
dc.subject antiparasitic agent en_US
dc.subject Article en_US
dc.subject clinical feature en_US
dc.subject cognitive defect en_US
dc.subject computer assisted tomography en_US
dc.subject cysticercosis en_US
dc.subject Cysticercosis en_US
dc.subject disease classification en_US
dc.subject disease course en_US
dc.subject disease severity assessment en_US
dc.subject epilepsy en_US
dc.subject Epilepsy en_US
dc.subject headache en_US
dc.subject human en_US
dc.subject infection control en_US
dc.subject intracranial hypertension en_US
dc.subject mental disease en_US
dc.subject neurocysticercosis en_US
dc.subject Neurocysticercosis en_US
dc.subject neuroimaging en_US
dc.subject neurologic disease en_US
dc.subject neurologist en_US
dc.subject nonhuman en_US
dc.subject nuclear magnetic resonance imaging en_US
dc.subject parasite clearance en_US
dc.subject praziquantel en_US
dc.subject prognosis en_US
dc.subject Research Diagnostic Criteria en_US
dc.subject retina en_US
dc.subject seizure en_US
dc.subject serology en_US
dc.subject spinal cord en_US
dc.subject subarachnoid space en_US
dc.subject Taenia solium en_US
dc.subject treatment planning en_US
dc.subject Tropical neurology en_US
dc.title Neurocysticercosis. A frequent cause of seizures, epilepsy, and other neurological morbidity in most of the world en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/review
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2021.117527
dc.relation.issn 1878-5883


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