Neurocysticercosis, unusual manifestations

Neurocysticercosis, unusual manifestations

Neurocysticercosis is the most common parasitic infection in the central nervous system. This disease is presented when a person ingests Taenia solium eggs excreted in feces from another individual infected with taeniasis. In 50% of the cases, neurocysticercosis takes place in the brain parenchyma,...

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Main Authors: David López-Valencia, Ángela Patricia Medina-Ortega, Janh Sebastián Saavedra-Torres, Luisa Fernanda Zúñiga-Cerón, Tomás Omar Zamora-Bastidas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2016-07-01
Series:Revista de la Facultad de Medicina
Subjects:
Neurocysticercosis
Taenia solium
Bruns
Syndrome
Medulla Oblongata
Online Access:https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/revfacmed/article/view/53471

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