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High Prevalence of Asymptomatic Neurocysticercosis in an Endemic Rural Community in Peru
BACKGROUND: Neurocysticercosis is a common helminthic infection of the central nervous system and an important cause of adult-onset epilepsy in endemic countries. However, few studies have examined associations between neurologic symptoms, serology and radiographic findings on a community-level. MET...
Autores principales: | Moyano, Luz M., O’Neal, Seth E., Ayvar, Viterbo, Gonzalvez, Guillermo, Gamboa, Ricardo, Vilchez, Percy, Rodriguez, Silvia, Reistetter, Joe, Tsang, Victor C. W., Gilman, Robert H., Gonzalez, Armando E., Garcia, Hector H. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5167259/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27992429 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005130 |
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