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Diagnosis and Treatment of Neurocysticercosis
Neurocysticercosis, the infection caused by the larval form of the tapeworm Taenia solium, is the most common parasitic disease of the central nervous system and the most common cause of acquired epilepsy worldwide. This has primarily been a disease that remains endemic in low-socioeconomic countrie...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2734940/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19727409 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/180742 |
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author | Coyle, Christina M. Tanowitz, Herbert B. |
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description | Neurocysticercosis, the infection caused by the larval form of the tapeworm Taenia solium, is the most common parasitic disease of the central nervous system and the most common cause of acquired epilepsy worldwide. This has primarily been a disease that remains endemic in low-socioeconomic countries, but because of increased migration neurocysticercosis is being diagnosed more frequently in high-income countries. During the past three decades improved diagnostics, imaging, and treatment have led to more accurate diagnosis and improved prognosis for patients. This article reviews the current literature on neurocysticercosis, including newer diagnostics and treatment developments. |
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spelling | pubmed-27349402009-09-02 Diagnosis and Treatment of Neurocysticercosis Coyle, Christina M. Tanowitz, Herbert B. Interdiscip Perspect Infect Dis Review Article Neurocysticercosis, the infection caused by the larval form of the tapeworm Taenia solium, is the most common parasitic disease of the central nervous system and the most common cause of acquired epilepsy worldwide. This has primarily been a disease that remains endemic in low-socioeconomic countries, but because of increased migration neurocysticercosis is being diagnosed more frequently in high-income countries. During the past three decades improved diagnostics, imaging, and treatment have led to more accurate diagnosis and improved prognosis for patients. This article reviews the current literature on neurocysticercosis, including newer diagnostics and treatment developments. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2009 2009-08-27 /pmc/articles/PMC2734940/ /pubmed/19727409 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/180742 Text en Copyright © 2009 C. M. Coyle and H. B. Tanowitz. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Review Article Coyle, Christina M. Tanowitz, Herbert B. Diagnosis and Treatment of Neurocysticercosis |
title | Diagnosis and Treatment of Neurocysticercosis |
title_full | Diagnosis and Treatment of Neurocysticercosis |
title_fullStr | Diagnosis and Treatment of Neurocysticercosis |
title_full_unstemmed | Diagnosis and Treatment of Neurocysticercosis |
title_short | Diagnosis and Treatment of Neurocysticercosis |
title_sort | diagnosis and treatment of neurocysticercosis |
topic | Review Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2734940/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19727409 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/180742 |
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