Current consensus guidelines for treatment of neurocysticercosis

HH García, CAW Evans, TE Nash… - Clinical microbiology …, 2002 - journals.asm.org
Taenia solium neurocysticercosis is a common cause of epileptic seizures and other
neurological morbidity in most develo** countries. It is also an increasingly common …

Neurocysticercosis: a review into treatment options, indications, and their efficacy

PT Hamamoto Filho… - … and Reports in …, 2022 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Neurocysticercosis, due to the localization of Taenia solium larvae in the Central Nervous
System, is a neglected tropical disease still endemic in much of Latin America, Asia and sub …

Taenia solium cysticercosis

HH Garcia, OH Del Brutto - Infectious disease clinics of North America, 2000 - Elsevier
Cysticercosis is a zoonotic parasitic disease caused by infection with the larval stage of the
pork tapeworm Taenia solium. 27, 57 In humans, the parasite commonly infects the human …

Opinion on the diagnosis and treatment of human trichinellosis

F Bruschi, J Dupouy-Camet, W Kociecka… - Expert opinion on …, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
The clinical diagnosis of trichinellosis is difficult because there are no pathogenic signs or
symptoms and in diagnosing the infection epidemiological data are of great importance …

Cerebral toxocariasis: silent progression to neurodegenerative disorders?

CK Fan, CV Holland, K Loxton… - Clinical microbiology …, 2015 - journals.asm.org
Toxocara canis and T. cati are highly prevalent nematode infections of the intestines of dogs
and cats. In paratenic hosts, larvae do not mature in the intestine but instead migrate through …

Antiparasitic drugs

LX Liu, PF Weller - New England Journal of Medicine, 1996 - Mass Medical Soc
Infections with parasitic helminths and protozoa are important causes of morbidity and
mortality worldwide. Chemotherapy has an important role not only in the treatment of …

Bone hydatid disease

XH Song, LW Ding, H Wen - Postgraduate medical journal, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Bone hydatid disease lacks a typical clinical appearance and image characteristics on x ray
or CT are similar to those of tuberculosis, metastases and giant cell tumour or bone cysts …

[PDF][PDF] Eosinophilic meningoencephalitis due to Toxocara canis: case report and review of the literature

JE Vidal, J Sztajnbok, AC Seguro - The American journal of tropical …, 2003 - Citeseer
Toxocariasis is usually manifested as visceral larva migrans. Nervous system involvement is
a rare complication. In this report, we describe one case of meningoencephalitis due to …

Is the course of neurocysticercosis modified by treatment with antihelminthic agents?

A Carpio, F Santillán, P León, C Flores… - Archives of internal …, 1995 - jamanetwork.com
Background: Neurocysticercosis, occasionally associated with long-term neurologic
sequelae such as epilepsy or hydrocephalus, is more often a condition characterized by a …

Neurocysticercosis

P Singhi - Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders, 2011 - journals.sagepub.com
Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common cause of acquired epilepsy in develo**
countries. It can present variably depending on the location and stage of cysts in the nervous …