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Prevalence of Neurocysticercosis in People with Epilepsy in the Eastern Province of Zambia

Zambia is endemic for Taenia solium taeniosis and cysticercosis. In this single-centered, cross-sectional, community-based study, the role of neurocysticercosis (NCC) as a cause of epilepsy was examined. People with epilepsy (PWE, n = 56) were identified in an endemic area using a screening question...

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Autores principales:	Mwape, Kabemba E., Blocher, Joachim, Wiefek, Jasmin, Schmidt, Kathie, Dorny, Pierre, Praet, Nicolas, Chiluba, Clarance, Schmidt, Holger, Phiri, Isaac K., Winkler, Andrea S., Gabriël, Sarah
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2015
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4540454/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26285031 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003972

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