Taenia solium neurocysticercosis is a common cause of epileptic seizures and other
neurological morbidity in most developing countries. It is also an increasingly common …

Cysticercosis is an infection caused by Taenia solium larvae (cysticerci). When the
cysticercus is lodged in the central nervous system (CNS), the disease is known as …

Objectives Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a parasitic disease caused by the larval stage of the
tapeworm Taenia solium. NCC mainly occurs in Africa, Latin America and South-East Asia …

Neurocysticercosis is the most common parasitic disease of the nervous system worldwide.
This is a comprehensive, single-source review of the history, epidemiology, biological and …

Objective: To determine the frequency of spinal neurocysticercosis (NCC) in patients with
basal subarachnoid NCC compared with that in individuals with viable limited …

Worldwide, cysticercosis is the most common parasitic infection of the central nervous
system. In endemic regions, the incidence of neurocysticercosis (NCC) approaches 4% of …

Cysticercosis is a zoonotic disease most commonly affecting brain, eye and muscles,
causing significant morbidity. Transmitted by faeco-oral route, this disease was endemic in …

Abstract Background The World Health Organization has identified 17 neglected tropical
diseases (NTDs) that disproportionately affect the world's poorest populations. The …

Background & importance This patient and public-involved systematic review originally
focused on arachnoiditis, a supposedly rare “iatrogenic chronic meningitis” causing …

Object The authors report their experience in the treatment of 12 symptomatic patients with
intradural spinal neurocysticercosis. Methods The mean age of the 12 patients was 33 …