The intracellular parasite Toxoplasma gondii is estimated to infect up to 30% of the world
population, leading to lifelong chronic infection of the brain and muscle tissue. Although …

Toxoplasma gondii is a neurotropic pathogen with worldwide distribution. To evaluate the
association between Toxoplasma infection and the risk of epilepsy by meta-analysis …

Investigating long-term potentiation (LTP) in disease models provides essential mechanistic
insight into synaptic dysfunction and relevant behavioral changes in many neuropsychiatric …

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality
worldwide; however, treatment development is hindered by the heterogenous nature of TBI …

Objectives Studies in humans have demonstrated the role of Toxoplasma gondii, a
protozoan parasite, in epileptic seizures. This study aimed to investigate the serological …

Highlights•We assessed the relationship between T. gondii infection and epilepsy using
incident cases.•T. gondii infection was significantly associated with epilepsy (OR, 2.58; 95 …

Epilepsy (EP) is a type of chronic brain disease characterized by transient central nervous
system malfunction which is the result of neuron paradoxical discharge in the brain. In a …

Toxoplasmosis is an infectious disease caused by the intracellular parasite Toxoplasma
gondii that harms the brain and increases the risk of epilepsy acquisition. It is well known …

Abstract Sprague Dawley rats and Kunming (KM) mice are artificially infected with type II
Toxoplasma gondii strain Prugniaud (Pru) to generate toxoplasmosis, which is a fatal …

Background: Toxoplasma gondii is a widespread neurotropic protozoan that influences the
CNS physiologywith a potential role in mediating congenital and neurodevelopmental …