Neurocysticercosis presenting as psychosis: A case report and a brief literature review
Patients with neurocysticercosis, a common infection of the central nervous system caused by Taenia solium , have been reported to develop neuropsychiatric complications. We report a unique case of recurrent psychosis caused by neurocysticercosis in a 37-year-old El Salvador immigrant woman and disc...
Main Authors: | Saeed Ahmed, Sadia Usmani, Sana Javed, Aakash Hans, Sundas Saboor, Aunsa Hanif, Sheikh Mohd Saleem, Sheikh Shoib |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2022-05-01
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Series: | SAGE Open Medical Case Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X221100396 |
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