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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Main Authors:	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.
Format:	Artigo
Language:	Inglês
Published:	Public Library of Science 2014
Subjects:	Research Article
Online Access:	https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3923674/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24551255 https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0002692
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Neurocysticercosis as a Cause of Epilepsy and Seizures in Two Community-Based Studies in a Cysticercosis-Endemic Region in Peru

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