Taenia solium neurocysticercosis (NCC) is endemic in most of the world and contributes
significantly to the burden of epilepsy and other neurological morbidity. Also present in …

Taenia solium infections (taeniasis/cysticercosis) are a major scourge to most developing
countries. Neurocysticercosis, the infection of the human nervous system by the cystic larvae …

Background Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is a parasitic infection of the human central nervous
system, the most common form of which involves infection of the brain parenchyma with the …

Neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common helminthic infection of the nervous system
and a frequent cause of reactive seizures and epilepsy worldwide. In many cases, multiple …

The risk of unprovoked seizures in population‐based cohorts of cerebral infection survivors
is 7–8% in developed countries, rising to considerably higher rates in resource‐poor …

The parasitic helminth infection neurocysticercosis (NCC) is the most common cause of
adult-acquired epilepsy in the world. Despite the serious consequences of epilepsy due to …

Neurocysticercosis (NCC), the infection of the central nervous system caused by Taenia
solium larvae (cysticerci), is a major cause of acquired epilepsy worldwide. Calcification in …

Taenia solium (the pork tapeworm) is present in most developing countries, where it is a
frequent cause of seizures and other neurological disease. Parasitic larvae invade the …

Antiparasitic agents against Taenia solium cysticercosis have been in use since 1979,
although its use has been questioned on the basis that cysts would die naturally and thus …

Purpose We analyzed studies on neurocysticercosis (NCC) and epilepsy across Sub-
Saharan Africa (SSA) to determine the prevalence of NCC in people with epilepsy (PWE) …