Unique Characteristics of Epilepsy Development in Neurocysticercosis

The parasitic helminth infection neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common cause of adult-acquired epilepsy in the world. Despite the serious consequences of epilepsy due to this infection, an in-depth review of the distinct characteristics of epilepsy due to neurocysticercosis has never been cond...

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Autores principales: Herrick, Jesica A., Bustos, Javier A., Clapham, Philip, Garcia, Hector H., Loeb, Jeffrey A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2020
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7410468/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32431269
http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.19-0485
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author Herrick, Jesica A.
Bustos, Javier A.
Clapham, Philip
Garcia, Hector H.
Loeb, Jeffrey A.
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description The parasitic helminth infection neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common cause of adult-acquired epilepsy in the world. Despite the serious consequences of epilepsy due to this infection, an in-depth review of the distinct characteristics of epilepsy due to neurocysticercosis has never been conducted. In this review, we evaluate the relationship between NCC and epilepsy and the unique characteristics of epilepsy caused by NCC. We also discuss recent advances in our understanding of NCC-related epilepsy, including the importance of anti-inflammatory therapies, the association between NCC and temporal lobe epilepsy, and the recent discovery of biomarkers of severe epilepsy development in individuals with NCC and seizures.
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spelling pubmed-74104682020-08-07 Unique Characteristics of Epilepsy Development in Neurocysticercosis Herrick, Jesica A. Bustos, Javier A. Clapham, Philip Garcia, Hector H. Loeb, Jeffrey A. Am J Trop Med Hyg Review Article The parasitic helminth infection neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common cause of adult-acquired epilepsy in the world. Despite the serious consequences of epilepsy due to this infection, an in-depth review of the distinct characteristics of epilepsy due to neurocysticercosis has never been conducted. In this review, we evaluate the relationship between NCC and epilepsy and the unique characteristics of epilepsy caused by NCC. We also discuss recent advances in our understanding of NCC-related epilepsy, including the importance of anti-inflammatory therapies, the association between NCC and temporal lobe epilepsy, and the recent discovery of biomarkers of severe epilepsy development in individuals with NCC and seizures. The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2020-08 2020-05-18 /pmc/articles/PMC7410468/ /pubmed/32431269 http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.19-0485 Text en © The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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