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: T...

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Autores principales: Moyano, Luz M., Saito, Mayuko, Montano, Silvia M., Gonzalvez, Guillermo, Olaya, Sandra, Ayvar, Viterbo, González, Isidro, Larrauri, Luis, Tsang, Victor C. W., Llanos, Fernando, Rodríguez, Silvia, Gonzalez, Armando E., Gilman, Robert H., Garcia, Hector H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3923674/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24551255
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002692

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3923674/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24551255
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002692

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