Calcified Neurocysticercosis: Demographic, Clinical, and Radiological Characteristics of a Large Hospital-Based Patient Cohort

Calcified Neurocysticercosis: Demographic, Clinical, and Radiological Characteristics of a Large Hospital-Based Patient Cohort

Neurocysticercosis (NCC), the infection of the central nervous system caused by <i>Taenia solium</i> larvae (cysticerci), is a major cause of acquired epilepsy worldwide. Calcification in NCC is the most common neuroimaging finding among individuals with epilepsy in <i>T. solium<...

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Main Authors: Javier A. Bustos, Gianfranco Arroyo, Oscar H. Del Brutto, Isidro Gonzales, Herbert Saavedra, Carolina Guzman, Sofia S. Sanchez-Boluarte, Kiran T. Thakur, Christina Coyle, Seth E. O’Neal, Hector H. Garcia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-12-01
Series:Pathogens
Subjects:
Neurocysticercosis
<i>Taenia solium</i>
calcification
epilepsy
Peru
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/13/1/26

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