Neurocysticercosis as a cause of epilepsy and seizures in two community-based studies in a cysticercosis-endemic region in Peru.

Neurocysticercosis as a cause of epilepsy and seizures in two community-based studies in a cysticercosis-endemic region in Peru.

BACKGROUND:The prevalence of epilepsy added to inadequate treatment results in chronic morbidity and considerable mortality in poor populations. Neurocysticercosis (NCC), a helminthic disease of the central nervous system, is a leading cause of seizures and epilepsy in most of the world. METHODS:Tak...

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Main Authors: Luz M Moyano, Mayuko Saito, Silvia M Montano, Guillermo Gonzalvez, Sandra Olaya, Viterbo Ayvar, Isidro González, Luis Larrauri, Victor C W Tsang, Fernando Llanos, Silvia Rodríguez, Armando E Gonzalez, Robert H Gilman, Hector H Garcia, Cysticercosis Working Group in Peru
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-02-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3923674?pdf=render

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