Evaluation of an enzyme immunoassay for clinical diagnosis of neurocysticercosis in symptomatic patients Avaliação de um teste imunoenzimático para o diagnóstico clínico de neurocisticercose em pacientes sintomáticos
INTRODUCTION: Neurocysticercosis is an infection of the human central nervous system caused by the metacestode larvae of Taenia solium. Neurocysticercosis is the most common parasitic disease in developing countries. Epilepsy is the most common clinical manifestation. Difficulties in confirming the...
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Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
2010-12-01
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| Series: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822010000600009 |