Clinical and epidemiological profile of patients diagnosed with neurocysticercosis at two hospitals in Chiclayo, Peru
Objective: To describe the clinical and epidemiological profile of patients diagnosed with neurocysticercosis at two hospitals in Chiclayo, Peru. Materials and methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional and retrospective study was performed at the Almanzor Aguinaga Asenjo Hospital and Lambayeque Reg...
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| author | Giuseppe Rojas-Panta Carlos J. Toro-Huamanchumo Enrique Altamirano-Mego |
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| description | Objective: To describe the clinical and epidemiological profile of patients diagnosed with neurocysticercosis at two
hospitals in Chiclayo, Peru.
Materials and methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional and retrospective study was performed at the Almanzor Aguinaga
Asenjo Hospital and Lambayeque Regional Hospital. Ninety-six (96) medical records of patients attended in 2014 with a
diagnosis of neurocysticercosis were reviewed.
Results: The mean age of the patients was 42.8 ± 18.8 years old, 52.1% were female, 26% came from Chiclayo and 54.2%
received care for the first time. The most common symptom leading to medical consultation was headache. All patients
underwent a diagnostic imaging method. The location of the parasite was mostly in the brain and the calcified stage was
the most common one. The most widely used treatments were anticonvulsants and pain relievers.
Conclusions: Neurocysticercosis mainly affects the economically active population, is more common in women and the
most common clinical manifestation is headache |
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| spelling | doaj.art-00dcf79dd81043efba330324739e058a2022-12-21T19:56:15ZspaUniversidad de San Martín de PorresHorizonte Médico1727-558X2227-35302017-01-011711117Clinical and epidemiological profile of patients diagnosed with neurocysticercosis at two hospitals in Chiclayo, PeruGiuseppe Rojas-Panta0 Carlos J. Toro-Huamanchumo1Enrique Altamirano-Mego2Facultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad de San Martín de Porres. Chiclayo, PerúFacultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad de San Martín de Porres. Chiclayo, PerúServicio de Neurología, Hospital Regional Lambayeque. Chiclayo, PerúObjective: To describe the clinical and epidemiological profile of patients diagnosed with neurocysticercosis at two hospitals in Chiclayo, Peru. Materials and methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional and retrospective study was performed at the Almanzor Aguinaga Asenjo Hospital and Lambayeque Regional Hospital. Ninety-six (96) medical records of patients attended in 2014 with a diagnosis of neurocysticercosis were reviewed. Results: The mean age of the patients was 42.8 ± 18.8 years old, 52.1% were female, 26% came from Chiclayo and 54.2% received care for the first time. The most common symptom leading to medical consultation was headache. All patients underwent a diagnostic imaging method. The location of the parasite was mostly in the brain and the calcified stage was the most common one. The most widely used treatments were anticonvulsants and pain relievers. Conclusions: Neurocysticercosis mainly affects the economically active population, is more common in women and the most common clinical manifestation is headachehttp://www.medicina.usmp.edu.pe/medicina/horizonte/2017_1/Art2_Vol17_N1.pdfNeurocysticercosisepidemiologytaenia soliumPerú |
| spellingShingle | Giuseppe Rojas-Panta Carlos J. Toro-Huamanchumo Enrique Altamirano-Mego Clinical and epidemiological profile of patients diagnosed with neurocysticercosis at two hospitals in Chiclayo, Peru Horizonte Médico Neurocysticercosis epidemiology taenia solium Perú |
| title | Clinical and epidemiological profile of patients diagnosed with neurocysticercosis at two hospitals in Chiclayo, Peru |
| title_full | Clinical and epidemiological profile of patients diagnosed with neurocysticercosis at two hospitals in Chiclayo, Peru |
| title_fullStr | Clinical and epidemiological profile of patients diagnosed with neurocysticercosis at two hospitals in Chiclayo, Peru |
| title_full_unstemmed | Clinical and epidemiological profile of patients diagnosed with neurocysticercosis at two hospitals in Chiclayo, Peru |
| title_short | Clinical and epidemiological profile of patients diagnosed with neurocysticercosis at two hospitals in Chiclayo, Peru |
| title_sort | clinical and epidemiological profile of patients diagnosed with neurocysticercosis at two hospitals in chiclayo peru |
| topic | Neurocysticercosis epidemiology taenia solium Perú |
| url | http://www.medicina.usmp.edu.pe/medicina/horizonte/2017_1/Art2_Vol17_N1.pdf |
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