Clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment of neurocysticercosis.
Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep
; 11(6): 529-35, 2011 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most frequent parasitic disease of the human brain. Modern imaging studies, CT and MRI, have defined the diagnosis and characterization of the disease. Through these studies the therapeutic approach for each case may be individualized with the aid of antihelmintics, steroids, symptomatic medicines, or surgery. The use of one or various therapeutic measures largely depends on the peculiar combination of number, location, and biological stage of lesions as well as the degree of inflammatory response to the parasites. Although there is not a typical clinical picture of NCC, epilepsy is the most frequent manifestation of parenchymal NCC, whereas hydrocephalus is the most frequent manifestation of meningeal NCC. Eradication of cysticercosis is an attainable goal by public education and sanitary improvement in endemic areas.
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Neurocisticercosis
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Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep
Asunto de la revista:
NEUROLOGIA
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2011
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Article