Epilepsy is the tendency to have unprovoked epileptic seizures. Anything causing structural
or functional derangement of brain physiology may lead to seizures, and different conditions …

Toxocariasis, caused by infection with larvae of Toxocara canis, and to a lesser extent by
Toxocara cati and other ascaridoid species, manifests in humans in a range of clinical …

Epilepsy is a common neurological disease in tropical countries, particularly in sub-Saharan
Africa. Previous work on epilepsy in sub-Saharan Africa has shown that many cases are …

Background The prevalence of epilepsy in sub-Saharan Africa seems to be higher than in
other parts of the world, but estimates vary substantially for unknown reasons. We assessed …

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 …

Toxocara canis has extraordinary abilities to survive for many years in the tissues of diverse
vertebrate species, as well as to develop to maturity in the intestinal tract of its definitive …

Human toxocariasis is a parasitic disease transmitted usually from dogs and/or cats that are
infected with Toxocara species, and can be associated with a range of allergic, neurological …

Toxocara canis is regarded as the main cause of human toxocarosis but the relative
contribution of T. cati is probably underestimated; serological and other diagnostic methods …

Objective To gain further insight on the association between human toxocariasis and
epilepsy in light of the new evidence in the last years. Methods A systematic review was …

Purpose Toxocariasis is a widespread zoonosis, which may result in central nervous system
injury. Methods We conducted a systematic literature review in MEDLINE, SciELO …