Monitoring treatment of Taenia solium- neurocysticercosis by detection of circulating antigens: a case report

Abstract Background Parenchymal neurocysticercosis is a frequent cause of seizures in areas endemic for Taenia solium. At present there is scarce data on the evolution of the levels of circulating metacestodal antigen before, during and after treatment with anthelmintic drugs. Case presentation A pa...

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Main Authors: Richar Rodríguez-Hidalgo, Arturo Carpio, Erwin Van den Enden, Washington Benítez-Ortiz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-04-01
Series:BMC Neurology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12883-019-1282-x