Reversible dementia due to Neurocysticercosis: improvement of the racemose type with antihistamines

Reversible dementia due to Neurocysticercosis: improvement of the racemose type with antihistamines

Infection of the human central nervous system (CNS) by the larvae of Taenia solium, termed neurocysticercosis (NCC), is endemic in most developing countries, where it is a major cause of acquired seizures and other neurological morbidity, including neuropsychiatric symptoms. However, despite its fre...

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Main Authors: Gislaine Cristina Lopes Machado-Porto, Leandro Tavares Lucato, Fábio Henrique de Gobbi Porto, Evandro Cesar de Souza, Ricardo Nitrini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Neurologia Cognitiva e do Comportamento
Series:Dementia & Neuropsychologia
Subjects:
neurocysticercosis
racemose form
Taenia solium
dexchlorpheniramine
dementia
reversible dementia
antihistamine
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1980-57642015000100085&lng=en&tlng=en

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